The creek! The land!

 

Just beautiful!

Animal prints are usual sightings.  

Every corner of the creek seems unique.  

Every walk along the creek brings a little surprise.

We've seen rabbits (some big ones!), snakes, deer, turtles, lizards, lots of birds, all kinds of insects, and a great variety of flora.   

Can you tell we enjoy this piece of land?

It's a labor of love, transforming this place. 


While taming the wild for us to be able to trek it and better appreciate it, we're also carving a nice usable spot for ourselves to sit down, camp, listen to nature, enjoy a camp fire.


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