Yesterday I took my daughters, and Maddie's boyfriend, Seth to Ashburnham, Massachusetts to hike the Watatic Trail. Mount Watatic has an elevation of 1,832 feet above sea level, and our hike was about 2.5 miles round trip, It was a very cloudy day, and we beat the rain by about two hours. This was Ashleigh's first attempt at climbing a mountain and she did very well. We are slowly increasing the length of our hikes and adding some elevation, so that eventually she will be ready to attempt Mt. Monadnock, which she has been wanting to climb for the past two years. The Watatic trail is the shortest of about four trails that meet on the mountain. We chose it because it looked like rain, and we also were not certain that Ashleigh was ready to do a seven mile round-trip hike in mountainous terrain. The trail was well kept, and an easier climb than Mt. Monadnock... perfect for Ashleigh's current skills. We met a number of hikers along the way, and Ashleigh took the opportunity to photograph all of the dogs we ran into along the trail. Below, are pictures I took along the trail, and at the summit. Just out of curiosity, does anyone else see a representation of an owl in the branches of the tree on the left? Not a real owl, mind you, but an owl made of branches and leaves. Take a look at the bottom left, just above where the two trunks are. The branches make what looks like an owl's face, with a wing spreading away on either side of it. The two trunks then look like its legs, and between them it looks like a hawk's face. Above that, the branches also look like some kind of weird representation of a bat.
Okay, I know, it's late and I am just reaching for things here, but that is kind of what I see when I look at the above picture. Maybe I just have too much time on my hands, but that is what I saw, and I snapped the pic, and I can still see it in the photograph. Some people can see pictures in clouds... I guess I can see them in branches and leaves! Anyway, I'll finish off today's post with some pictures from Halloween. I think Maddie looks very spooky this year, and that she did a great job with her make up. Meanwhile, Ashleigh makes a very pretty rainbow fairy. Finally, that last pic is me as a hippy. To be honest, I always dress like that. The only part that is a costume for me is the bandanna and wig. Old hippies die hard I guess!
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