Pics of our "wilderness"

After I finished the post before this one, I decided to grab Emily (who then grabbed her camera) and see what the 98 acres looked like in all its glory. We go up there often but today was the first time, since January, that we ventured up in to "MossFlower forest". It was back in January that Copper got his paw stuck in a hunter's trap, and up until today he avoided going up there at all costs.

So, armed with a hat, a sister, a dog and my trusty quarter staff, we set off....



Lets play eye spy; I spy with my little eye, ME! Yup, if you look really close, you can see me amongst the tall grass in the center of the picture. :D


Foxglove. Poisonous but very pretty.

One of the many grand views that we have surrounding us....

And Scotch Broom! Up near our spring it is literally everywhere. The deer often bed down underneath them, and my sisters and I have fun in our sunny colored "forts". ;D It grows more than 6 feet tall sometimes!

Ummm... a pretty flower?

Seeing this picture makes me want to break out into the song 'Heavenly Sunlight'. :) It was HOT outside though. Mom said we were crazy to go out in mid-day.

Entering 'MossFlower Forest' See the path? the deer created that and keep it well trimmed. When we took this shot, there was a momma Red- tailed hawk screaming at us and swooping pretty low because we were too close to its chicks. We hurried on our way deeper into the forest so as not to stress her to much.

MossFlower..... The picture shows the exact color of everything. Emerald green with just a hint of something deeper and darker...

More pretty flowers! The purple is vetch but I'm not sure what the white is yet...

There is so much more to the 98 acres, I wish I could show it all to you but the pictures didn't to it justice. Maybe another time. :)

~Caitlyn