Fall 2003, Hodunk, Michigan
The color change was spectacular this year.
Arrival, Herndon, 10/23/2003. Not much sign of color change here, yet.
A bit.
Got here just in time.
Headed down the driveway to the cabin, about 1/4 of a mile back in the woods.
Still driving.
Getting close....
Jim's Cabin, on the far side of Herndon Plantation.
Looking down the driveway.
The front yard (dooryard) is only about 50 ft. deep.
Keeps more trees between us and the road.
Lulu-Belle at 7.
In the living room.
The kitchen. Yes, I added electricity and indoor plumbing.
Also central heat and air conditioning,
telephones and satellite Internet.
Outdoor shower.
Indoor shower, too! <g>
But there's a lot more to the cabin than sitting around on the porch.
There's 40 acres of farmland, freshly plowed after the cotton harvest.
Several miles of "nature trails" that Jim hacked out of the underbrush.
There's about 80 acres of scrub timberland, also crossed with nature trails.
Near the property line. Adjacent to the farm on 2 sides are 65,000 acres of pine forest.
You can walk as much as 10 miles east or west before you cross another road.
I carry a small GPS system when I go for "real" walks. <g>
The lawn got away from me this summer. Too much traveling.
The cabin, viewed from the back yard, about 100 yds. away.