sluggish.

we went for a walk last night.

and, i am in love with oregon.

do you know how many years i have been longing for a place that my kids could just PLAY in nature?

not on a man-made swingset... but with God-made beauty!

this little "park" is just minutes from our house- i can't wait to bring my 3 other kids back here!

we are finding that MOSS grows well in Oregon.

will i ever get used to all this green?

oh... and did i tell you they have ELEPHANT slugs here?

(i made up that name... i think they are really called banana slugs... eww!)

the kids asked "why are slugs so slimy on the outside?"

the professor answered, "because, they are crunchy on the inside."

eww...

and can't you just imagine hours of fun at this little creek bed?

and they have RED slugs?!?

and wild cherry trees...
(yes, we ate them and we're not dead yet.)

and real live SNAILS...

no, we can NOT take the snails home... eww.

and all that exploring makes for some pretty tired kids.

(can you even recognize her without her hair?)

Oh, God is good.  Life is BEAUTIFUL!!

ps.  i don't think you need to move to Oregon to see beauty- it's everywhere.

i love this quote...

"The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." Marcel Proust