Pine Drops

Pine Drops, a photo by paynehollow on Flickr.

Although the focus these past few months has been on the house-building, it would be a mistake to forget to spend time enjoying how truly beautiful the land is here on the Old Indiana Homestead.

Although solidly winter, here in the middle of January - and raining, to boot - a brief hike yesterday was soul-restoring. The rain let up for a short while, leaving a gentle gray fog on a relatively warm day, and coating the forest in mist and sparkles.

The beech trees held on to their faded orange-white leaves, giving bursts of color to the mostly bleak landscape.

Some of the moss was bright green, adding vibrancy in small doses where they could be found.

And, of course, the ever-green pine trees are all the more glorious when they're not competing with all the other foliage.

Winter hikes are amongst my favorites.

~Dan