exploring the wetlands

it was nice out today so i decided to take baby s out for a hike. every once in a while when i'm home i like to go hiking out in the back forest, where i spent all my time as a kid. my friends and i would go out in the morning, come back for lunch, then go out again until dinner. we built forts, forged trails, and found cool places we'd never been to before.

so, a little after lunch baby s and i set out. i still know the woods like the back of my hand. we didnt follow any particular trail, but just made our way thru the first forest, thru the field, and into the second forest, where there's a stream. i expected the stream to be high due to all the rain in new england lately, and i was not disappointed. i could hear it from a few hundred yards away before we could even see it. it's not a large stream, but it's higher now than i've ever seen it probably. certainly in the summer.

baby s had no qualms about just running thru it, even though it was deeper than his legs and pretty cold. of course, he didnt have a problem with the mud either. but then neither did i, cuz we were out there to hike. mud is part of the fun of hiking. eventually we made our way back to the house on an old trail, occasionally either clearing or going around fallen trees.

when we got home, i toyed around with my old paintball guns, so that if we play when we go camping this summer i can shoot my friend debbie in the face. good times.