A few weeks ago I was on the phone with Ruth when she said, “You know, it’s been far too long since I’ve been in the forest.” To which I replied my standard reply, “Listen Ruth, at your age there is no good reason to put things off.”
So.
Last weekend I spent my time in a cabin on a mountain in the woods with my mom and my godmother. I still smell a bit of camp fire and imagine my mom’s explosive laugh is still ringing through the trees, the giant, stoic trees that surrounded us. Ruth always has a content glow about her, but last weekend it was really something to see. Staring at Ruth amongst a sea of springtime forest, somehow, makes more sense than most things.
Happy Earth Day, everyone. Give her a kiss and make sure she knows you love her.
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April 22, 2010 at 11:08 am
Blazer
Beautiful pictures and it sounds like a glorious trip. I’m glad you took the time to enjoy your mom, your god mom and the earth mom.
April 22, 2010 at 3:45 pm
ash-a-frash
sounds like the perfect weekend!
here are some nice quotes i thought were appropriate and which i think you’ll appreciate:
“The earth laughs in flowers.” – Ralph Waldo Emerson
“There is pleasure in the Pathless woods,
There is rapture on the lonely shore,
There is society where non intrudes,
By the deep sea, and music in its roar,
I love not man the less, but nature more.”
~Lord Byron
p.s. there are hundreds, no, thousands of reasons to save and protect planet earth; but one important (and frequently overlooked) reason is because this is the only planet with chocolate!
April 23, 2010 at 4:20 am
greg
That looks like bliss. I’ve never stayed in a cabin but just looking at that picture makes me crave pancakes and french toast with a whole lot of butter and syrup. mmm
I’m so glad you got to spent time with Ruth and your mother, it must have been such a lovely weekend.
April 23, 2010 at 5:48 am
JMc
cute cabin! makes me want to get out into nature myself!
April 23, 2010 at 1:32 pm
Kampfkueken
when I saw the pictures, I wanted to go to the forest (which is directly behind my house)
but the I remembered the day I survived the attack of a wild boar
(okay, not really attack, I was running towards me and I was fucking scared and also ran away thinking I saw a giant wolf that wanted to eat me)
and that I’m scared to go to the woods alone, even tough I miss the peace and silence… well. Peace and silence… and attacking boars.
uh anyways. Nice Pics.
April 25, 2010 at 11:05 am
Vikki
I think I need a little time in the woods. Looks perfect.