a walk in the woods...

Yesterday morning, Elijah and I took a little walk

through the woods near our house.

Autumn is here...
and we've been enjoying ourselves.

heading down the road we stop
to enjoy
the old railroad station
from the bridge...

just feet from our house.

E loves the bridges
and moving water...

and on we go
over the river
and through the woods...

I love the cobblestones...
under the tarmac.

and the doors...


and the signs
telling us the season is turning...

onward we go
into the woods...

Lusciously smooth brown chestnuts popping
out of their prickly seed pods...
oh boy!

Autumn is here...
though in Paris it's still warm, except
when you're standing by the rushing brook,
feeling the cool air
rush through narrow spaces creating
negative ions.
freshness.
life.
vitality.

The forest of Verrières
is so beautiful
le bois de Verrières
est si belle

the way back home...

back home...