The days are long and the signs of spring are everywhere. The forest floor is beginning to erupt with plants and flowers but the dead leaves are still omnipresent at higher altitudes. Leaves are bursting forth painting the hills with a rainbow of colour. We can are still able to see through the forest to the distant hills. A deer, looks curiously at us but does not linger. The irises are a startle of color in an otherwise still beige leafy trail.

The sun is warmer and the trail angels continue to bring smiles to the faces of hikers who are fortunate enough to come upon the bounty they have generously left. The pineapple was worth carrying out an empty can for!