The morning air was crisp as Steven began to exit his truck. “It’s a chilling one this morning.”, he said as condensation exclaimed from his breath on a late October morning. Steven loves to start the weekend with a Saturday morning hike at his favorite trail. As a lawyer, quality time to himself is scarce. Hikes give him an opportunity to relax and reflect. He placed his old St. Louis Cardinal baseball cap on top of his head and started his stroll into the thickly wooded area.
His hike had stopped prematurely when he stumbled upon a doe and her fawn. They were laying near the path. “They’re beautiful.” He thought to himself as they ran further into the woods from being startled. The lawyer continued his walk among the oak tree-lined path. As he strolled along the trail, he would pick up the acorns from the wild oak trees. Steven tossed them one by one at trees that he would pass. This had become a game to him. He preferred to pick some of the thinner trees to test the accuracy of his throw. “Thud…. thud.” As each acorn he threw was on target each time. …show more content…
When he decided it was time for him to take a break. He agreed to himself that he would finish throwing the last few acorns in his hand and he would rest against the large oak tree that was positioned to his rear. He held the last acorn when he heard a rustling of leaves. The noise did not come from afar nor behind him, but from right in front of him. The rusting was so close, it sounded as if it were coming from under his size 10 Hi-Tec hiking shoes. He looked down and to his surprise, a small but plump squirrel! The small rodent was standing on his hind legs, with his small hands in front of him and not looking at Steven, but at the one last acorn, he held loosely. “Is this what you want?” asked Steven. He bent down at placed out his hand. “If you want it, then take it.” Without missing a beat, the rodent snatched the acorn and ran up an oak
His hike had stopped prematurely when he stumbled upon a doe and her fawn. They were laying near the path. “They’re beautiful.” He thought to himself as they ran further into the woods from being startled. The lawyer continued his walk among the oak tree-lined path. As he strolled along the trail, he would pick up the acorns from the wild oak trees. Steven tossed them one by one at trees that he would pass. This had become a game to him. He preferred to pick some of the thinner trees to test the accuracy of his throw. “Thud…. thud.” As each acorn he threw was on target each time. …show more content…
When he decided it was time for him to take a break. He agreed to himself that he would finish throwing the last few acorns in his hand and he would rest against the large oak tree that was positioned to his rear. He held the last acorn when he heard a rustling of leaves. The noise did not come from afar nor behind him, but from right in front of him. The rusting was so close, it sounded as if it were coming from under his size 10 Hi-Tec hiking shoes. He looked down and to his surprise, a small but plump squirrel! The small rodent was standing on his hind legs, with his small hands in front of him and not looking at Steven, but at the one last acorn, he held loosely. “Is this what you want?” asked Steven. He bent down at placed out his hand. “If you want it, then take it.” Without missing a beat, the rodent snatched the acorn and ran up an oak