Saturday, March 30, 2013

Hiking highlights

"In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." - John Muir

We've had several great family hikes this past fall/winter including Audubon Acres, several trails at Enterprise South Nature Park, trails along the Blue Ridge Parkway in Asheville plus Rainbow Falls and trails behind the farm on Signal Mountain:

Our little gymnast

Always a moving target, Samantha is having fun taking gymnastics this year at TAG (the same gym where I took and coached).

Rise Up Chattanooga

"Be a lifeboat, a lamp or a ladder; help someone's soul heal; walk out of your house as a shepherd. -Rumi

A local group called Glass House Collective is working hard to revitalize Glass Street. One of their initiatives is called "Rise Up Chattanooga," a community based public art project that invited everyone in the community to donate a ladder for the temporary sculpture. Trey loaded up our ladder in the van and helped us deliver it to the project during the "Better Block on Glass Street" celebration.

Winter snow

We had one meaningful snowfall this year and the kids took advantage of it while it lasted (which was a grand total of about 40 minutes before the sun melted it all away)!