Cabin Fever

We have been experiencing a cold spell here in Texas and it has kept us indoors. Over coffee yesterday mine and my husband's conversation went like this: Tom: Wouldn't you like to go back to Hawaii? Me: Yes, someday. Tom a few minutes later: Let's go play golf in North Carolina after Christmas. Me: Tom it is cold in North Carolina in January. Tom: How about Florida? Yep, he's got cabin fever.

So, I suggested we go out north of town to a nature park and take a walk. Yes, it was cold and Tom has on shorts... but that is another whole story.

The park runs along one side of the west fork of the Trinity River.

I of course was concerned about this trail marker. I figured it was warning us that there were rats ahead. Tom explained that it was only indicating that we were on deer mouse trail.

This first part of the two mile hike, you could see the river through the trees.

There is not a lot of color in the woods this time of year, so the green cactus caught my eye

as did the pretty green moss on rocks and trees here and there

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but  mostly there was just tall dead grasses on the trail,

and I am not sure what this plant use to be?

Occasionally, I did spot some colorful leaves...mostly on the ground.

At the end of our walk we toured the Nature Center Museum.This room was definitely a place children would be fascinated by. You could pick up and examine all sorts of things that you might encounter on a walk through the woods,

and this was fun. ...Yes we stuck our hands in. A bone was inside.

There were also furs to touch

and tracks to identify. Well, you get the idea....we got out of the house, got some exercise and learned a few things.

Tell me about your cure for cabin fever?