The nature air that filled our lungs and came out in laughter

This past Saturday, Jon and I took our kids and a couple of their friends to the mountains for some much needed time out doors. We have had an extremely cold winter so far here in the south, with temps dipping down into the single digits. These temps just do not happen all that much here.....so when we heard that it was going to be in the 50's and 60's over the weekend, we planned a day of hiking and exploring.It was wonderful to be out in nature, listening to the water as it laughs and roars its way down the falls, carrying on with silly conversations, breathing in fresh air, laughing, stretching our muscles, exploring new towns, and celebrating being together.I brought my good camera along this time so that I could capture more of what I saw. I am so glad I made the call to bring it......it was so wonderful to capture these moments...and the beauty of winter.Winter sometimes gets a bad rap and is associated with cold, dark, wet, and bleak......but the evergreens, the glistening icicles, the bright green moss, the golden dried grasses, the dappled gray rocks, the charcoal mountains and the leathery wood all beg to differ with those opinions. I believe I agree ....xo,Barb