Ashley Bowles- James River at the Nolan Trail

When we did class at the Nolan Trail, our first stop was at the river.  We stood there looking out at the water, the sun was peeking through the clouds, which looked like cotton, there were ripples in the water, it was low tide.  Where the water reached the shore there were small trees that had fallen over, some even half in the water.  We were standing at the spillway and could hear the water.  There was a big bridge over the river off to our left and a road behind us, cars were passing frequently.  To our right was a big pine tree, it was dead but had pine cones hanging from it.  There was so much of God’s creation to take in.  Most people just drive by it every day and don’t take the time to stop and take in all there is to see and experience.