There is something completely satisfying about sitting in a hot tub surrounded overhead by beautiful Oak trees. Looking into the distance I can see a lush acre of greenery where deer sometimes wander. Just beyond this is a forest of trees with a small stream running through them. These trees have lost most of their leaves, but the ones that remain vary in shades of orange. I am fortunate enough to be set in this scene each fall when my parents open our hot tub. Coming home this weekend I had no agenda besides studying, helping my sister with wedding plans, and relaxing from a stressful week. These last few weeks have been jam packed with tests, papers galore, thesis preparation, and graduate school applications. I have been overwhelmed and needed a weekend to go home and get away from everything. When I heard that my parents opened our hot tub and heated it, I was beyond excited. I jumped inside the tingly hot water, rested my head against the side, and admired this scene around me.
I have honestly not ventured out into these woods in quite some time, especially since settling in Kalamazoo. (I have also noticed that this class has basically forced me to consider all of the things that I have not experienced in nature since I was younger.) I have planned on using these woods to shoot pictures for the children’s story I wrote for this class later this weekend. I have written my children’s story based on these woods and the kids I babysit. I called them this week asking them to go hike with me in the woods, so I can take the pictures that go along with the story. After losing myself in this scene as I soak in hot water, I am probably as excited about this trip into the woods as the children I babysit.
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