We camped at our river last night! Each time we put the tent up we marvel at how lucky we are to have access to such a great spot!
A family of industrial beavers helped to clear our spot out, so now it is much larger and we still have the shade of a few larger trees they did not munch down.
On the river, as it lazily flows by, are many little bugs skating along the surface, I was hoping to see fireflies, but fell asleep before it was pitch dark.
Just as I was dozing off, I heard something right close by scramble up a tree. As I was straining my eyes to see what was, a animal on the ground in front of me hurried away, when I gasped in shock, the one in the tree came down….I woke up my husband with my surprise!
My husband says, “if it you see a skunk, don’t holler….”
I think my slightly loud gasping scared the raccoons from playing in the trees nearby, I guess we surprised them being in there usual spot.
I woke a few times in the middle of the night, no fireflies, but wonderful stars, a sliver of the moon, a big splash in the river, not sure what was taking a moonlit swim!
I forget how busy the nightlife is here on our land, you really miss out when you sleep indoors. I think in the night the animals are happy to have the earth to them selves.
We are camping in a campground that has long been shut down or I guess just turned into our own private one. We do ponder from time to time on sharing this wonderful treasure, and maybe we will when we no longer can get out of the tent with ease.
It is a perfect place to rest, a way to recharge and reconnect after a day of work, with access to a long river awesome for kayak or canoe!
We talked that maybe in our retirement, we could be running a special and unique little campground. We would make sure each site was private and had a view of the river, so each one could experience what we did, a retreat campground!
A place to pitch a tent and experience life surrounded by nature in its own special dance, music to sooth the soul, breathing space!
