Thursday was a relaxing day for me. I went hiking in the Sierra Nevada mountains. I found a secret place to be alone: I sat on a huge stone overlooking a valley with green grass & pine trees. It was nice to sit for a moment and not think about anything. I like to go on long walks when I get aggravated with the world. The animals of the forest fascinate me, though rarely seen. When I look at the baby pine trees, I realize that they will live for thousands of years. The forest is almost eternal, and my life is just a few seasons during the span of those majestic trees. A pine cone fell to the ground during the Roman Empire and the seeds therein became towering giants in the Internet Age. If these trees could talk, they'd have amazing stories to tell.