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Backyard Ramble

Evelyn Herwitz · October 18, 2022 · 6 Comments

On Sunday I was feeling cranky. We needed to clean the house. I needed to get my Covid bivalent booster, but I didn’t have an appointment. Too much to do, not enough time.

Fortunately, my wise husband convinced me to get outside on a beautiful fall day to show me a new trail he’d discovered. Our Fair City has many hidden hiking trails that are a short drive from home, and he loves to explore them. This one was once home to a cider mill that has long since disappeared, but the field stone foundation remains, as well as two mill ponds and a stream that once powered the mill. The trail winds around the ponds and stream amidst oaks and maples and white pines and sassafras. Walking through the stunning fall foliage was just the antidote I needed, and I returned home refreshed. As for my booster shot, it can wait until Thursday. Hope you enjoy the view . . .


Evelyn Herwitz blogs weekly about living fully with chronic disease, the inside of baseballs, turtles and frogs, J.S. Bach, the meaning of life and whatever else she happens to be thinking about at livingwithscleroderma.com. Please view Privacy Policy here.

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Filed Under: Body, Mind, Sight, Smell Tagged With: body-mind balance, mindfulness, resilience

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  1. Patricia Bizzell says

    October 18, 2022 at 10:50 am

    Lovely! Thanks for sharing. I appreciate your eye for the little things.

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    • Heather Milligan says

      October 18, 2022 at 3:36 pm

      So lovely

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      • Evelyn Herwitz says

        October 18, 2022 at 7:45 pm

        Thanks, Heather!

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    • Evelyn Herwitz says

      October 18, 2022 at 7:46 pm

      Thanks! 🙂

      Reply
  2. Patricia Osten says

    October 18, 2022 at 4:03 pm

    Gorgeous pictures!! Nothing compares to New England’s color displays. Autumn has always been my favorite season however, living in the South as I do now, fall usually comes and goes within a few days. Thanks for the “fix”.

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    • Evelyn Herwitz says

      October 18, 2022 at 7:46 pm

      Thanks, Patricia, and you are most welcome. 🙂

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