Finally! The needed repairs on my toad came to an end and I was able to get out to where it was peaceful and I could relax. About 5 miles out of town, this beautiful (to me) place had once been a part of the town but for some reason there was nothing left but cement slabs where houses had once been. I counted at least 14 sites. I wonder what could have made them all leave..... Was it that the copper mine had shut down and there was no longer work for these people?
Some pictures of where I camped...
These 2 trees were very interesting to me.
They looked like they had been through many battles and their scars were deep and in the healing process they over grew to protect themselves from further harm.
I went about setting up camp with the door side facing away from the sun.
I put out my mat, table and 2 chairs. Always 2 chairs...
After supper I just enjoyed the quiet. The next morning when I got up I discovered I had visitors!
They did not seem at all bothered by my presence, nor me by theirs. I quietly sat on my steps and snapped some pictures. I think I counted 7 of them.
It was so much fun watching them. They ate what they could find, then wandered off over the rail road tracks and down into the next patch of grasses beginning to appear.
This.... is what I call a tree skeleton.I love the forms of the branches and the patterns in the bark. It had apparently seen a long life and now stood as if protecting younger ones coming up.
As that first day ended, I was so happy to finally be able to relax a bit from life's little troubles. The evening sky seemed to give hints to a brighter tomorrow.
We shall see what adventures await us ....
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