Touch Grass; Dance in the Rain

If I look wet and happy, it's because I am. It may be 11pm where I am, but a thunderstorm is passing through and, for some reason, I had to be in it.

I've been stressing a lot about my future, my finances, my career, my debts, etc. I haven't had a restful sleep these past few days. I know people say to touch grass with your hands or bare feet, but I didn't even have to energy to go outside. Until tonight. I'm so glad I went out, in nothing but a nightgown, and spun around in that delicious rain.

I need to remember to live in the present. Sometimes I get carried away with the future, I miss out on the now.

Back to Mother Nature

There are several reasons why I love the change into spring; one of those reasons are our family trek to the nature trail. It rained yesterday, and it's supposed to rain tomorrow, so today seemed like a great day to go out. This post is pretty much a picture dump of our day.

First off, Lily and Iris made us delicious carrot cake before we headed out.

I'm surprised at how low the Chippewa river already is, considering all the snow melting we had.

A lot of the trees are still bare, but you can see specks of green everywhere. 

CONTENT WARNING: DEAD ANIMAL

Unfortunately, we came across a decomposed body of a dog. We wonder if it was lost and froze to death, but we sent a prayer to the gods that it is now happy and that it's ended the suffering. 

If it looks like my children are dressed as a 90s grunge band, I don't know what to tell you. I dressed weird at their age, so maybe it's hereditary. 

And I leave you here with this beautiful willow. We saw ducks and tried to figure out tracks in the mud. We spent a good hour or so just being in awe of nature.

I love spring.