She closed her eyes as final rays of autumn sun pierced the forest canopy spattering her skin with patches of weak warmth.
She let the woodland speak to her, the scent of crushed bracken filling her nose as the chattering of a group of tiny birds surrounded her as they made the most of lingering insects and remaining berries on the bushes.
She needed this… the calm which swelled her heart and soothed her thoughts. Her fingertips traced the lines on the tree stump she sat on. A small insect ran over her hand, a reminder that even in the seeming death of the tree, it still supported life.
At peace, she opened her eyes and startled two pheasants which had stalked her, but now flew screeching into the tree above her. She started a little, but then grinned, glad to be alive!
Credits:
Tree stump with pose, Gingerfish, Burning Leaves Exclusive from http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Remarkable/232/184/23 TLC
Hair: Tram, G0419 http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Minnaloushe/180/33/20
Top: *B.D.R.* Grey Afternoon Sweater+Shirt http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Beautiful%20Dirty%20Rich/125/122/22
Jeans: Blueberry, Melanie http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Lenox%20and%20Blueberry/129/163/29
Boots: Deadwool, Ulrich boots. http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Misfits%20North/43/129/23″>Deadwool
Hamper: { What Next } Winter Harvest Picnic Hamper http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Hodgepodge/113/97/31
Pheasants: TLC animated animals Pheasant Male and Female http://maps.secondlife.com/secondlife/Dreamy%20Land/196/128/25
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