Yesterday I dropped my car off at the body shop. It will be there for about three weeks. Then Va and I went to the church to wait for Beth to get out of school. I decided to explore the wetland behind the church. Before I got to the edge of the woods (before the wetland) I came across this iris pod lying on a bed of moss.
Iris pods
A little further into the woods, and we find some of the forts that Beth and her schoolmates build on a routine basis.
Teepee fort
I like that they get to do this. I think the most fun I had as a kid when I was Beth’s age was in building forts in the woods. This generation appears to be fairly adept at the practice too.
I finally got to the wetland.
I found I could navigate my way through it by hopping from one clump of trees to the next. After about five minutes of that I broke through to the other side and came to a tiny creek that drains he wetland.
I had to walk along its banks for about thirty yards before I found a place narrow enough to cross. From there it was an easy trek back to the church (over higher ground).
December 20, 2012 at 7:29 pm
I’m surprised that you didn’t get your feet soaked.
December 20, 2012 at 9:38 pm
My shoes got a little wet, but my socks (and feet) stayed dry. I was being pretty careful.
December 20, 2012 at 7:58 pm
Did you hide a cache while you were out there?
December 20, 2012 at 9:39 pm
No, I did not. I don’t want too many cachers made at me for hiding a cache in a swamp. Also, it’s probably not a great idea to hide them so near to where the school kids play.
December 20, 2012 at 10:41 pm
I especially like the teepee fort. I would bet (hope) that there are still the crumbling remains of some of those spread throughout the forests of northern Arizona that my kids build back in the 80′s.
December 20, 2012 at 10:44 pm
It is an impressive structure. They have half a dozen other forts of various shapes and sizes and a maze of fences and walls to boot.
December 21, 2012 at 12:14 am
Those are important things! My kids still remember and talk about a couple of them they built 25 years ago.
December 21, 2012 at 7:07 am
I still remember and talk about one I built almost 45 years ago.