We traveled to Portland for no real reason. Dad said so. Reason enough. So after 4 days I thought we would be tired but sure driving around was exciting! The mckenzie river bridge being the goal; we set out with every intention of going straight. We stopped at Walterville - a small little place where the fields stretched far and wide. Only much later did we find this huge beautiful canal there... lazy, reassuring and just "there". We wanted a walk? Yes, David Brown, we hear you: "what if this life full of care there is no time to stop and stare". We stopped and stared. Walked and wrestled with raam. After a point our thoughts faded into the breeze and we were finally just walking. The drive to the forest was really beautiful: the reward for all that planning and effort in a few hours of peace in the car as the child slept.. and we could just watch the green trees go by. A rare moment where we strived for nothing; feared for nothing and worried about nothing. It was definitely fun and I hope to be doing more of that in times to come!
