Hiking for Blackberries

That's what it ended up to be.

We had a few hours in the afternoon
and decided to take a hike.
We pulled out our local hiking guide
to try our third hike out of the twenty-five nearby
(we have a goal to try each one on the hiking guide list).
We picked a 2.5 mile trail,
nice and flat.
It was perfect weather--
sun shining, blue skies, puffy white clouds.

We went over many bridges and saw ducks, birds, insects,
and a little snake that scared me to death
when I almost stepped on it.

The favorite though
was the sweet, ripe blackberries lining the trail.
The boys and their tummies
thought they were quite yummy.

It was a happy time.

Hence the happy, waving shadows.

22 more hikes for us to explore . . .