This past weekend I went away to a Fall Retreat. During Saturday afternoon there was some free time…before the scheduled ‘tea party’…I went off with two friends for a walk along the trails on the property. 
…the first time I came to Fair Havens I was in high school, and came with my youth group for a winter retreat in the winter! 
It was so much fun to walk and talk…and take some time to take photos…stopping along the trail. 
It’s funny how a short walk…with my camera and me taking photos can make me feel so alive. I really need to start adding this back into my life on a more regular basis. 
Always need to find me a RED maple leaf…Canadian at heart over here!
We interrupted our hike and conversations…for a ‘selfie’ moment!
“The true charm of pedestrianism does not lie in the walking, or in the scenery, but in the talking. The walking is good to time the movement of the tongue by, and to keep the blood and the brain stirred up and active; the scenery and the woodsy smells are good to bear in upon a man an unconscious and unobtrusive charm and solace to eye and soul and sense; but the supreme pleasure comes from the talk.” ~Mark Twain
The colours and textures of the forest floor were so gorgeous… 
Just a wee bit of fungus on that tree stump….
As we wandered past the camping spots and trailers that are on the property…we passed one trailer that had so MANY rocks…ALL over the picnic table…and lined up in plastic boxes all over the deck. They had such an awesome rock collection—and I only snapped a few photos of it! 
It felt so good to get outdoors and enjoy the fresh air…October is an awesome month because fall has arrived.
