Over the weekend, my family and I went up to the mountains to relax. It is very nice to get away from it all. We will normally take a few hikes through the woods, cook out and get a lot of rest and relaxation staring off into the horizon. This weekend was no different except we stayed a lot closer to the house. Normally, we’d drive up to Stone Mountain and hike up to the grand waterfall, but this time we felt a guilty about using gasoline for the 45 min. drive (1 way). Well, no big loss. We still got in the excercise and scenery. 
There were plenty of deer and rabbits to observe every day. In fact, both my dogs (Italian greyhound and yorkie) got away from us and chased a deer well into the woods. They must have run a couple miles, because when my IG came back she was panting quite hard. The IG breed are minature runners so I rarely see her pant. But this time, she was dead tired.
My kids were able to catch a few lizards and butterflies and one big box turtle. We have a house rule that all animals caught need to be released by nightfall. We were on vacation so I let it slide by a day, but I am glad they have such an attachment to nature.
So what did you do on your labor day? Hope it was good.
