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Looking in one direction there were the Smoky Mountain foothills dressed in Mother Nature’s autumn best. — Photo by Pat Bean

 “Sit in reverie, and watch the changing color of the waves that break upon the idle seashore of the mind.” – Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Adventures with Pepper: Days 46-48

It’s been a little over three weeks since I spent three days at Misty River Cabins and Campground Resort. In case you hadn’t figured it out, my blog has been trailing way behind me in my two-month meandering cross-country journey from Mountain Time to Eastern Time and back to Central Time.

Turn around and there’s the river, where treehouse cabins were available for retreats from the daily chaos. — Photo by Pat Bean

I mention it now because my days at Misty River felt like a time out, which is what I took from blogging the past couple of days here at my oldest daughter’s home on the outskirts of Dallas.            I felt rejuvenated after both. We all need breaks now and then. Thankfully, I’ve finally, after way too many years, stopped chastising myself for taking them.

I couldn’t have chosen a better spot than the Misty River one for my break. It was an awesome campground with both delightful scenery and bathhouse. I had only meant to spend two days, but stayed over that extra day because it simply didn’t seem right to leave so soon.

I had reached that point in my journey when I needed to simply try to put some meaning to my travels, a time to review my notes and discover my own thoughts about all the fantastic things I had been seeing, from dinosaur bones to magnificent sunsets.

I’m still pondering.

Book Report: I took a break from Travels with Maggie, too.

Bean’s Pat: Philosopher Mouse http://tinyurl.com/amsfkwe Cowboy advice after you skip the first few paragraphs of the blog. As a kid who grew up with these cowboys, I loved this blog.