little long mountain

i appreciate the naming of

 - little long mountain -

as this was how inventive i was

in naming some of my children's

earliest stuffed animals,

such as

- green dog -

(it was a dog that was green)

- seesaw -

which was lucky enough

to have that name on its tag

but otherwise would have been

- red horse -

and so forth

i'm not sure of my aversion

(inability?)

to naming things

other than what they are

so, i appreciate the name of the trail we took

in the Uwharrie Mountains

last weekend

- just what it is -

a portion of the trail

is made of milky quartz

we got to the top!

then continued on,

trying to get to

Jumpin' Off Rock

saw two crooked trees

along our way

there was remarkably little visible wildlife

so i spent some time

with this spider

the Poison Fork

Poison Fork rapids

💚💚💚

it had rained quite a bit recently,

so we were glad for our hiking boots!

small stream

another crooked tree, perhaps pointing the way?

we stopped at the Pisgah Road Covered Bridge,

which was apparently built in 1911 for $40

graffiti inside the bridge

the pisgah road covered bridge

in Randolph County

nature nurtures