August 10: A Walk in the Woods

The subdivision over from us has trails built into the natural landscaping throughout the back yards of the houses in that neighborhood. This evening, we took the kids for a walk through the trails. My wife and I had done it once before, but this was the first time we did it as a family. It's beautiful back there, and quite remote given that it's smack dab in the middle of a subdivision. You can see the outline of the houses that surround the area from the trails, but it still feels like you're miles from nowhere. Of course, and quite unfortunately, my mind also lends itself to that certain creep factor of being out in the woods with no other people around. Of course, nothing happened, but I still couldn't shake thoughts of "The Texas Chainsaw Massacre" the entire time we were in there. I think I just watch too many movies, and, perhaps, this was my notice to cut back a bit.