A couple years ago I read The Backyard Adventurer. Since reading the book I've been on the lookout for places to explore around the community. Especially with a kid there's always a need for new places to take them out to expel some of their energy.

Over the weekend we discovered a farm nearby maintains a large field of sunflowers you can walk through (and for free!) The kid was able to run through the field. She was awed at how the flowers towered over her. It was a lovely beautiful late summer afternoon.

While these excursions are planned to get the kid out of the house I find them calming and relaxing to disconnect and explore something different. Now I'm feeling reenergized heading into autumn after a hectic end to the summer. The best part was on the drive to the sunflowers I noticed a couple other new areas to explore that I'm looking forward this fall!