My Sacred Grove

OK, I'll admit to mistakenly calling this post "My Sacred Groove" at first. Which, in this case, is the place I go to have quiet time and get "into the right groove" and so I guess grove or groove works, right?

In the land of trees (Virginia), it is great to have a wide open space that no one can build on as a result of the Civil War.

It is the one place I can see the horizon in every direction. I feel FREE...

It is a blessing in my life.


Now I'm introducing close friends to this spot. The place that I've walked and thought, cried and laughed, remembered and regretted and hoped and despaired. I will keep bringing them because maybe it can be their spot too.

I've written about it on this blog a lot, but I had to write it again. I've been their twice this weekend. Once with a friend and once by myself. Just the wind, the sun, the grass, the bugs, the deer and amazing clouds.

Manassas Battlefield Walks

 


We've started taking Sunday walks at Manassas Battlefield out in Manassas, Virginia.

Nice way to relax and be in the wide open spaces (ok, there is a little hill with no trees on it and that counts in Virginia) and feel like you are back in time. Of course, this feeling is usually interrupted every two minutes (probably even shorter) with massive airplanes flying overhead toward the Dulles airport. But, it's still better than being in the midst of all the traffic on 66 and the beltway.

Fall Walk - more pictures

 


My neighborhood is beautiful in the fall - even after it rained all weekend there were still a few trees with some color.