Minus 10 Celsius

Minus ten degrees Celsius was our overnight temperature and a very hard frost on the ground was the result. The dog walk this morning was truly majestic. There had been a few snow flurries and this resulted in the fire pond looking like it had been covered in icing sugar.

The sun was coming up and that resulting in a magical quality of light when the forest became like every possible cliché of winter you can imagine, proving that such cliches are based on real life. The whole place just sparkled.

 While the sun was rising the moon was not finished yet and continued to shine.

Flora was as full of the exuberance of being alive as I was and once we reached the top viewing point she started to run around in circles with the sheer joy of it all.

We had the forest entirely to ourselves and I spend some time with this tree that is my favourite one in all of Deepsyke Forest. I remember it when it was young, alone in an open area (more than 22 years ago) and look at it now. It has turned into a beauty with room to spread it's branches, because it has all that space around it. I always think this tree is a metaphor for humans. We too need space to reach our full potential.

This forest is where I have space, space to breathe, to think, to meditate, to simply put one foot in front of another and walk into this day.