Oh such memories

"The Lost Woods" by Edwin Way Teale really made me think of my childhood memories that involved nature or when I first feel in love. I think one that is embedded in my memory is from when I was in 5th grade. My family threw a party for one of our family friends because it was his 50th birthday. We had the party on the piece of land we own in Ramah, NM. Ramah is about an hour from Gallup (my hometown). Our land is comprised of a bunch of pine and pinon trees and many desert plants. We played bocce ball and had a picnic and ended by having cake, which had a icing bocce ball on top. I think I remember this time so much is because it was such a fun time filled with family and good friends. I remember that I didn't wear socks with my shoes and not having socks really bothered me because sand and pine needles were getting all up in my shoes. So my brother gave me one of his socks so each of us were just roaming around with one sock. I can't remember if he did it to be nice or if I made him. I probably made him. I also remember that I was wearing a tweety bird t shirt, I was a big tweety fan. So now when I go back to my families land, through smelling the pines trees and feeling the dry heat I am reminded of my 5th grade memory every time. I really liked how Teale ended his article by saying, "For me, the Lost Woods became a starting point and a symbol. It was a symbol of all the veiled and fascinating secrets of the out-of-doors. It was the starting point of my absorption in the world of Nature."