There is a forest behind my house that I take Heinze (my dog) to for walking, exercise. It is quiet and beautiful - it is so wooded that I have to leave little red ribbons tied to the trees so that I can find my way back. I hear birds making bird noises (they're all so different), squirrels making their noises, the pines rustling, lizards running below the brush, and sometimes just beautiful, beautiful silence. .When Heinze smells a gopher he does a full alert -his tail, huge ears and head stand straight up - he goes into hunt mode - and attacks the dirt where the gopher was. Bless his heart - he tries so hard to get one of those suckers. He has hunting in his blood.This forest is a beautiful place to find peace. I may stay in this house after all - this kind of beauty is hard to find outside of your back door.