Wilderness Wanderings

 Taking advantage of the absolutely GORGEOUS weather

after church and dinner yesterday,

Gary and I drove to a nearby nature preserve to walk a trail.

 We saw colorful wildflowers and bees and a few monarch butterflies

(which I was unable to take a photos of)...

 Seeing a couple of orange-tagged trees beyond the well-worn trail,

 my "Moses" led me through the wilderness
following what HE thought was a new trail.

 The more we wandered, the more obscure the path!

The longer we wandered, the more tiny burrs collected on my ill-chosen attire -

a skirt.

I began to question my "Moses"

and played quite well my role as a complaining "Israelite".

Only after arriving at home and after all the reluctant burrs

were removed from my skirt

did I wonder how Moses, past and present,

was able to lead in spite of it all!

Only by the grace of God, I'm sure!

I wonder if I've learned anything from my wilderness wanderings?

 To rest, go to the woods
Where what is made is made
Without your thought or work
~Wendell Berry