Doug and I went to the hunting property we own on Friday. He needed to meet with the DNR regarding timber management (how often we need to thin our trees) and I went along for the ride. We had a wonderful day, just being together without kids or work or any other pressures. We had lunch on the way up and got there about an hour before our scheduled meeting, so we had time to walk around the property. I always forget how beautiful it is, with the towering pines. It is true what they say about them whispering in the wind. It’s a very different sound than the rustling of leaves. Somehow I find it more soothing. We spent ten minutes just sitting in the woods, perfectly still and quiet. How refreshing. It reminds me of Psalm 46, “Be still and know that I am God.” Doug teased that he couldn’t do anything like that with Brian! He is much too active and talkative.

We saw the big hole in the ground again, obviously some sort of den. The DNR lady thought it probably was a coyote den, though it could be badger. (Yes, Wisconsin isn’t the Badger State for nothing.) I said I was glad it wasn’t a bear den. She said while bears aren’t all that common in that part of the state, it was possible. Great. For a brief second I thought I didn’t have anything to worry about when we camp there. Now I have to worry about big bear paws reaching through the canvas side of our camper and swiping me during th middle of the night!I don’t know if I’ll ever camp there again!! I don’t like the idea of becoming bear chow.

The rain came as we stood talking to the lady and it changed to snow as we were pulling out of the driveway. We had some extra time and so we stopped in some of the charming little towns we go through. I was surprised that so many of the shops were still open this time of year. We had fun looking through all of the nick nacks and do dads. We bought a piece of yummy, creamy fudge at one shop. We made another stop at an antique mall. We even got some shopping done for Jonalyn’s “gottcha” day. All in all, a day that I think we both needed desperately.

Here are some pictures of our property. I think you can see why I love it so.