Determination

Determination. Photo taken 1/5/13 in Southern Ohio.

I went for a walk in the woods today. It was a short walk; about 45 minutes of twisting and turning and bending and just plain walking (tell me that's not a workout!) but I was there, it was warm enough (although the wind is still bitingly cold), and... I wanted to smell the woods again. Despite the fact that I wasn't really dressed for it (although I did wear my hiking shoes, they aren't really insulated), I ventured into the near-silence of...