<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/2018-09-27-08.25.35-960x1280.jpg"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5270" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/2018-09-27-08.25.35-960x1280-150x200.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="200" /></a>We took a day off to read and walk around some of the many trails that cross the property. This particular one heads down from the house to the garden. To put it into perspective it's about a half mile down a steep hillside and goes between a variety of trees: <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arbutus_menziesii?wprov=sfla1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Madrone</a> and <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manzanita?wprov=sfla1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Manzanita</a> mainly, interspersed with Douglas Fir. It is definitely aerobic exercise on the way back and there was some huffing and puffing as we made our way back up.

<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/2018-09-27-08.26.58-960x1280.jpg"><img class="alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-5269" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/2018-09-27-08.26.58-960x1280-150x200.jpg" alt="" width="150" height="200" /></a>The bark of these trees is very beautiful as it peels off leaving an ultra smooth surface underneath. In some ways I wish I had brought my decent camera so that I could do a study of different barks however I'm making do with my Smartphone which seems to be good enough.

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<a href="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/2018-09-26-21.02.06-1280x960.jpg"><img class="alignright size-thumbnail wp-image-5271" src="http://pigyard.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/2018-09-26-21.02.06-1280x960-200x150.jpg" alt="" width="200" height="150" /></a>At the moment there is a full moon. With a lack of light pollution and clear skies the moon through the trees is wistful. It has a melancholic atmosphere as it drains all colour from the landscape. The forecast is for rain on Saturday which will help to dampen the dust down and reduce the risk of forest fires the aftermath of which can be seen everywhere.