A Daddy-Daughter Fall Hike, 10/30/10
It was a beautiful fall morning, crisp, cool & fine;
Not a cloud in the sky, and the air smelled of pine.
After breakfast at Denny's, my daughter & I,
We hopped in the car to take a nice drive.
We stopped at a park, to wander around...
With leaves blowing through trees the primary sound.
A trail to the left looked mighty inviting...
Through the trees it went; we decided to go hiking.
God's beauty all around, we felt very inspired...
Our soundtrack today would be Mother Nature's choir.
As we walked, colored leaves crunched under our feet...
A chill in the air, trees blocked the sun's heat.
We rounded a bend and the trail met a stream...
We sat near the edge, watching sunshine in beams.
We returned to the trail and saw others hike by...
On horses, with dogs, friendly waving, saying, "Hi!"
We saw bugs...
...and "elephant ear" leaves...
My girl ran & jumped...
...even tried to climb trees.
We found shiny rocks...
...and trees with big holes...
We wondered if it was home to really big moles.
We had so much fun...
...we walked several hours.
We soon reached a meadow...
...filled with wildflowers...
We'd hiked long & hard, and we got sort of tired...
But around the next bend was a view that inspired!
We took a short break...
...and played for a while...
But it was starting to get late, and we had one more mile.
Back on the trail...
...grasshoppers hopped around violently...
My daughter smiled big, and I thanked the Lord silently.
Moments like this come along often, it's true...
But I take them for granted; too much work to do, too.
I love my sweet girl; my heart she has touched...
Thank you, Lord, for this moment; you've blessed me so much!
--Eric Freed, 10/30/10
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