Having an early riser child has its perks. Namely, it gets me out of bed with just enough time to do a photo walk before the sun scorches all the beauty away.

Molly and I went wandering.

She was buckled into a baby backpack still wearing her jammies and I was geared up with my camera and a huge coffee craving.

During wandering maps aren’t crucial and time is of very little importance.

Wandering is fun when I am by myself or at least as by myself as I can be with Molly on my back. I differentiate wandering from exploring or even adventuring. Exploring is gathering information from a new frontier and adventuring requires a certain element of danger.

Wandering is walking on or off the beaten path if and when I want to with ease.  It promotes inner joy and satisfaction in nature which all lead to my ability to hear and meet with God.

Here are a few of my favorites from my wandering photo walk with Molly at Family Camp.

Please visit our flickr set for the complete series if you’d like!

Fern in the ditch on a dirt road.

The water was fine, a bit chilly though!

Old school house door.