There is this great path near our house and the kids call it “the Spirit Woods”. Someone (or ones) made all these wonderful clay faces and put them all over the trees – each one different, with their own personality. The path is a loop, but at the far end there is a circle of trees with faces that are all “sleeping”. It’s a little eerie, and the kids always get quiet at this spot, which is a little disconcerting in itself, because my kids and quiet are generally not in the same sentence together. The rest of the walk is squealing and running and climbing over rocks and fallen trees. 

I’m looking forward to our next trek.