13 from the 13th

Photos from my birthday pilgrimage yesterday up to the mountains where I was born...



This was one of my favourite sightings of the day ~ one we had to turn back for. It wasn't until we'd already been heading down the little one-lane road until we saw the "private" sign, as well as a no trespassing sign. The only way we could turn around was to actually go underneath the covered bridge where the path widened a bit. Not that we were complaining mind you ;) My favourite part are those two ghostly trees which seem to form an arc above the bridge. I'd imagine this to feel quite haunted at times...


We spotted this magnificent, and massive, raven in the wild:


( and then the raven began to sing... )