The Smell of Growing Things...

     I have many dreams. I remembered one while on an adventure yesterday. My pal Duke and I went for a walk, a walk to remember for sure. We made many discoveries. We found various evidence of creatures, mainly deer. We found their tracks in the sand along the creeks and their trails weaving through the forests, and a few areas where they bed down on these cool nights.

     First we carefully crossed a creek, this was difficult because my pal doesn't like to get wet most of the time. Then we expertly climbed a long steep hill littered with dewy slippery leaves. At the top we found a trail and took a walk through a sweet smelling pine forest. We found an abandoned chicken house and barn. These would have made neat pictures, all of this would have. Towards the end of our adventure we discovered the greenest meadow we’ve ever seen. Our trail through the pine forest led us to the bottom of a gently sloping meadow. Surrounded by forest on all sides, and before us this field of green. I felt as though I were in a bowl. The sky above looked so vast and never ending. It was a beautiful sight! I should have had a camera with me.

     With every discovery… All I could say was, wow. I was in awe… And imagine what explorers felt when they discovered a whole new world. It would be the feeling I had times a billion!

     I would like to have a piece of the world to take care of. I like working the ground, getting dirt under my nails, the smell of growing things.

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     I am grateful for this beautiful world I live in, all the people and creatures He placed in it, and for the little things God puts in my life to bring me joy, for my family, and for my friends.