Morning Glow

This is a little late in coming due to problems getting on the internet. . . . .again. Anyway, Friday morning I woke up to a glowing pink haze. It was just beautiful so I opened the sliding glass doors to the deck to check out the temperature. Gorgeous, warm, breezy,balmy and pink. I decided to just sit in God's glory for a while and enjoy all the fall colors. The sitting didn't last long. I went inside, got my camera, slipped on my garden rubbers and headed to the woods for a morning hike in my pj's since I didn't have to report to work :). Most of my hikes are lacking in wild life and today was no different. The only things I ran into were some webs. As I walked along the trail I noticed a large black spot in the distance (not on the trail of course). Curiosity getting the better of me, I altered my course and headed for the unknown, through the webs, thorny weeds, poison ivy, spongy moss covered logs, etc. Here are a few pic's of my hike and discovery. Everyone have a wonderful, peaceful day.

This tree is huge. The trunk is close to two feet across. I later climbed on it attempting to shimmy up as far as I could however my fear of heights and what I think were raccoon droppings prevented me from getting far. Plus I didn't think it would be a smart move considering I could end up out of work for and extended period of time should anything unfortunate happen. :\