Tag: outdoors

  • Wind and Trees

    The wind and the trees didn’t bother me when the sun was still out.  Back when I thought I was still brave.  Now I was beginning to wonder if I had ever been brave.  I had never been afraid of the dark until this very moment, but here I was.  Alone.  Outside.  Terrified.  I wanted…

  • Free and Clear

    “We are in the free and clear.  I hope we can escape before he gets back,” Riley whispered as we both listened for Jerald to come back.  His heavy tread on the wood floor was the only way we knew whether or not he was home.  For being such a shy and docile man, I had…

  • Peace and Quiet

    Photo by Brianna Marble on Unsplash  I knew I was in for a wild weekend when the snow started falling.  I was naturally cold all the time, but loved cold weather more than hot.  There was some kind of magic associated with the snow I couldn’t always find when I went to the beach.  I…

  • The Cage

    I knew I was going to have a problem listening and obeying the rules when I saw where we would be living. There were no windows in the bedroom and I had to be able to see the sky. I needed to hear the birds. I needed the sun to shine through the clean glass. But…

  • Devastation

    Every school year, I counted down the days to the beginning of summer break. I was the only time I never had any rules and only a few responsibilities. I was naturally an early riser and every summer day I was up before the summer sun. There were too many places to explore on the…

  • My Sanctuary

    I had always been told never to enter the forest. My parents told me the woods were dangerous but never explained why. Which obviously made me want to go every waking moment they were not watching. I spent more time in the forest than I did in my own bedroom. I kept waiting for my parents…

  • Mrs. Miranda

    The window over the back field was my favorite part of my grandfather’s house.  I could see the entire neighborhood, but more importantly, the field.  I longed to see the animals crossing the field and I knew all the prime times my favorite animals would be there. The fox and her family had quickly become…

  • Springtime Sun

    “The sun is bringing my life back,” I whispered to myself.  “This is exactly where I need to be.”    I stared at the clear blue sky and smiled.  I knew there was something off every day while I was visiting my friends, but I could never exactly put my finger on it.  I now knew what it was.  We…

  • Wild and Feral

    My dad always joked that I had grown up ‘wild and feral.’  I didn’t like to be inside and I didn’t like to wear shoes.  I just responded with the fact he shouldn’t have moved to a farm if he wanted me to be prim and proper.  That he shouldn’t have raised me as a tomboy.  I did wear dresses…