In 2020, in the early days of the pandemic, we took a hike on my dad's birthday (and Theo and Beckett's birthday) at Hemlock Glen in Morgan State Forest. It was a beautiful spring day and it felt really good to be together at a time when we were being very cautious and not getting together indoors. The hike is beautiful and ends at a lean-to where we had snacks.
This year, to celebrate all the birthdays and honor my dad's memory, we did the same hike. Because school was back in session this year so the boys were in school on their birthday, and the boys had their birthday party the day after, we hiked it on May 23. It was a cool and rainy day so not an ideal hike day but we saw some good wildlife, including lots of red newts and some toads, which Theo was delighted to pick up and investigate. Whenever we see good wildlife it feels like my dad is with us in some way, and makes me feel closer to him.
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