...Mysterious Ways Update

I went for another walk to the trail today, unfortunately today wasn't what I hoped. I had decided to take my dog, for safety reasons, but it was probably one of the worst decisions I've ever made. He's worse than a child complaining "I wanna go home". He whined the whole way and pulled.

So...I didn't get to stay as long as I wanted today (though I was able to take some pictures anyways).

One lonely tulip

This here picture was on the way to the trail. There's a swampy bit of land between my home and the trail, and on the side of the road, I spotted one....lonely...tulip, in amongst a bunch of growing sprouts and waking trees. It seems odd for this one tulip to be open and so colorful at this time of year...seems a bit early, no?

The Creek (bordering on River)

Yesterday when I went for my first walk, I found this river, but it wasn't as "swollen" as it appears today. We had a bit of rain yesterday, must have been enough to raise the water level (I also noticed a small ravine on my way to the trail also had water today, where it was dry yesterday).

The River and the Pathway

A shot of the river and the trail on which I walked. I would have gone further except my little dog was tired and didn't want to go on any further.

The Trail

This is the trail. It's REALLY long, but really beautiful. I suppose I could walk down it in the summer, but I suspect a LOT of mosquito's lol.

Depth of Creek

Another reason why I figure this "Creek" is bordering on river. It's depth. It's actually quite deep in some places...while some places it's maybe about 3-6 inches deep, in other places, I'd say it's about 2-3 feet.

Thinking on my experience with this trail, I can see a relation between it, the title of my blog and my path itself. This trail is a metaphor. I'm anxious about going on this trail because I have never been on it, and I am unfamiliar with the area. Who knows what's around the bend. There could be danger, there could be nothing to worry about. Each twist and turn leads to something new and exciting, but could also be harmful, perhaps painful. It currently truly is the Unbeaten Path, on which I am walking, and each few steps leads me to something new. Baby steps lead you along, and patience.

Ma’iingan

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**UPDATE**

I started my walk down this path on the other end today, only to find out that this trail isn't as long as I thought it was lol. Within a matter of minutes I found where I had stopped. AND...discovered that this trail has numerous houses past the dense trees, that I think I can start to relax more by going down it. 

I have taken more pictures too. I did notice though that this park has a LOT of dead trees fallen over the river. Some naturally fallen, some cut. I can understand some of the one's cut, as I went past them...from where they would have been, it made the pathway a little difficult to tread...that and numerous branches would have hung down and people would have hit their heads on them. However, with the numerous trees down, you wouldn't have noticed (and the town really should remove these dead trees), the trail is STILL quite dense in trees and plants, so I'm not too concerned. 

Some of the fallen trees

 These ones, I think fell on their own. I took these pics because I thought they looked nice. Artistic lol.

Where I ended my walk a couple of days ago

I was afraid to go on any further because of the dense nature of the trees that were behind this cedar...this whole area was unfamiliar to me, so I stopped here. I came out here today only to realize this is where I stopped lol.

Beautiful pathway

I think this path is beautiful, with the way the trees overhang over the path, kind of like a natural archway

More naturally fallen trees

I thought this was beautiful, especially with the moss growing over top of it

Is Bilbo Baggins Home???

I don't know WHAT this is...but I thought it looked kind of like a hobbit home, so I took a pic, lol. It kind of looks like it was made, so I'm not sure of it's purpose (but I made sure not to get too close, as there could be an animal living in it).

Butterfly

There are perhaps thousands of these butterflies flying all over the place (not only on this trail, but also flying around my home). I've never seen butterflies like these before.

Ma’iingan

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**UPDATE** (again lol)

Ok...I've FINALLY taken a trip up to my "desecrated" park, to discover that it really isn't as bad as I thought it was. 

If you see on a previous video I posted a while ago, you will see numerous shrubs and bushes lining the water front. All before the first bridge have been removed, along with numerous tall trees; however, past the dilapidated bridges, all is well, and all remains secluded (with a little grooming having been done).

I suppose I can heave a sigh of relief a bit...however, thanks to the utter SHOCK of what they had done at the park, I wouldn't have found something much closer to home, and much MORE secluded. The down side...the May Flies are incredibly thick this year, so I don't know how much exploration I'm going to do until maybe the fall, or a cooler day, when the insects are low (I loathe insects, from may flies to mosquito's, to horse and deer flies...they LOVE me)





Ma’iingan

Goddess Reveals Herself in Mysterious Ways

I've been moaning and depressed lately over the desecration of my beloved park, that I didn't take the time to find ones that were left alone.

The other night, my husband and I decided that (since we had no kids for a few hours) we would go on a tour of our local area...some of the little towns we hadn't seen yet. Well, after this little tour, we went to Dairy Queen for a treat and went to my desecrated park. I realized that it wasn't as bad as I thought (though still a bit painful to see, lacking that beautiful willow), but much of the place hadn't been torn down. Sure many of the bushes, and taller trees were removed, but there are still some trees remaining and I believe the main path (complete with bushes) is still intact (I don't know, haven't been back yet, unsure if demolition is complete yet). I plan at some point to return...it just wasn't today.

No, today, the Goddess had other plans in mind for me. In me she instilled the urge to go for a walk. I didn't rush through the walk, I just leisurely walked down the main road to a local trail I had been meaning to go see. Did she do a good job here or what. This trail had a remarkable creek (bordering on river) with large fish, I was lucky enough to see jump out of the water and swim past me. It also has some minor rapids here and there. I so wish my phone wasn't about to die, or I would have taken pictures (perhaps tomorrow or the next day I will...I may even start my journey on the other end of the trail).

I wish though I could have a little more faith in the Goddess' protection. I did invoke her for protection, guidance and guard, but I still had the feeling I wasn't as safe as I would like to have been, so I didn't venture too far from the main road. Almost three years later and aweful attacks that happened in my little town run through my mind. Would I be next? I think I would feel better if I had at least one more person with me. BUT...another attempt will be made to venture on this trail, my bravery will increase and pictures will be taken :) :).

Where the Goddess is and reveals her beauty, there IS a way

(on a more humorous note: I had planned on listening to music on my walk, but moments after I had left my house, my iPod froze and hasn't unfroze yet, so I had little choice to listen to nature itself. Kinda glad I did or I wouldn't have heard the fish jump, the woodpecker pecking at dead wood or other various woodland animals).





Ma’iingan

Green Gardens DESECRATED!!! **UPDATE**

Remember the video I put up not too long ago about the park I love? It's been completely descrated! All the trees that were there (including an absolutely BEAUTIFUL Willow) have been cut down.

I'm absolutely disgusted and LIVID by this.

People wonder why humanity seems to be contracting new and viscious diseases and problems. People wonder why ailments such as COPD, Chronic Bronchitis, Asthma, etc are so prevalent these days. Could it be hmm....perhaps because people are cutting down so many trees???

I cannot go past that park anymore. It makes me so angry.

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Well, I still can't go down there for a while...it's too painful to see. But I've discovered that they're planning on planting new (shorter) trees such as dogwood and lilac, as well as putting in a garden. But still. Those trees were really beautiful and dogwood and lilac trees won't replace them (particularly the shade they provided).

Green Gardens

Just a little tour of a beautiful secluded area of a park near my home. It was cold, the airplanes didn't co-operate with me by not taking off, but all in all it was a nice tour.

Enjoy!!