Snow and mountains and NEED to get out into nature~Nature Notes~121511

One of the followers of my blog stated that it must be nice to be able to just get in my car and GO!  Well, I don't always have that chance, but I'd been home sick all weekend and yesterday, after sleeping in until 8:00 a.m., I really NEEDED to get outdoors.  I can only sit at home for so long.  I believe that one of the reasons I keep my horses up in the mountains is to have an excuse to drive up along the mountain highway and to have a change of scenery.  And, yes, when I looked out yesterday and saw that it was snowing, I just KNEW that I had to go up in the mountains and see it and smell the wet earth and listen to the silent flakes hit my windshield.  It's just something I HAD TO DO.  PERIOD.  Did you know that, out of the multiple intelligences, there is now a nature one?  I must be an example of that.  (multiple intelligences refers to how people learn...) Yes, I'm visual, but I'm also kinesthetic (using my hands).  I constantly tap my pencil.  I ALWAYS have a pen or pencil in my hand.  I was a pianist and I still have the muscle memory to play pieces I learned 50 years ago!  But, I also have an additional intelligence, and that is the nature one.  I've always LOVED to be outdoors (even if I'm a blonde, with freckles, and fair skin....so I have to be careful).  I think the only time I wasn't out with a camera, out exploring nature, was when I was pregnant and then had two small children...I've always rescued dogs, cats, and now horses.  At one time, I had finches, lovebirds, and canaries, much to my husband's distress!  So, for me, nature is de-stressing, but there is also a real NEED there.  What about you?  Do you have a NEED to get out into nature?  Photos are from up and near Deep Canyon yesterday.  It snowed that morning, but by 8:00 a.m., it was clear enough to drive up the mountain road.  I ran into 3 CALTRANS snow plows going up and down the mountain, keeping the road clear.  To visit other nature enthusiasts, please go to:  http://ramblingwoods.com/