# The Lion’s Mane - Link: https://mywalkabout.net/the-lions-mane/ - Published: 2015-08-11T14:41:00-07:00 - Author: My Walkabout In the unincorporated town of Springfield, Wisconsin, there was a coffee shop & bike rental, and a small campground in someones backyard. Not much else.  As I park in a dirt alley road, I find one more jewel, the [White River State Trail](http://dnr.wi.gov/topic/parks/name/whiteriver/). [[ The mosquitoes are in full force today, but I shrug off their annoyance and head down the seemingly endless path shaped by the trees. Today is about walking with nature, searching for singing birds and wise woodland creatures. [[ I come to a road with an old man sitting in an idle car. He beckons me closer, looking for directions. I help him find his path, and wonder if simple acts of kindness such as this are all it takes to be a decent human. He easily could be my age, as “old” becomes meaningless at a certain point. I carry on. [[ Off in the distance, two sand hill cranes forage in the field. Their sounds give me a moment to pause. I follow a bee from flower to flower as she works hard on the stamen, populating new life. Five miles of uninterrupted greenery in the unincorporated woods of Wisconsin. [https://player.vimeo.com/video/135970274](https://player.vimeo.com/video/135970274) [http://feeds.feedburner.com/mywalkabout/SOYb](http://feeds.feedburner.com/mywalkabout/SOYb) ### Share this: * [ Email ](https://mywalkabout.net/the-lions-mane/?subject=%5BShared%20Post%5D%20The%20Lion%27s%20Mane&body=https%3A%2F%2Fmywalkabout.net%2Fthe-lions-mane%2F&share=email) * [Post](https://x.com/share) * [Share on Tumblr](https://www.tumblr.com/share) * [ WhatsApp ](https://mywalkabout.net/the-lions-mane/?share=jetpack-whatsapp) * [ Nextdoor ](https://mywalkabout.net/the-lions-mane/?share=nextdoor) * [ Threads ](https://mywalkabout.net/the-lions-mane/?share=threads) * [[ * [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) * [ Reddit ](https://mywalkabout.net/the-lions-mane/?share=reddit) ### Like this: Like Loading…