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© Hannah Babiak/Dreamstime.com "I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not,  when I came to die, discover that I had not lived." - Henry David Thoreau " Walden, or Life in the Woods " © Hannah Babiak/Dreamstime.com The Delavan Memorial Arboretum is a beautiful spot in Delavan, Wisconsin that I love to go to.  It is beautiful any time of year and has a lot to offer.  I am always surprised at how many local people don't even know it exists.  There are lovely walking trails, a lake for fishing or kayaking and a wide variety of trees.  There are benches for bird watching an arbor for outdoor weddings and scenery that changes from week to week.  It is located at 440 North Terrace St. in Delavan, WI.   © Hannah Babiak/Dreamstime.com The arboretum is located along the northeast shore of Lake Comus which is a great place for fishing, canoeing  or kayakin

This post contains affiliate links.  By purchasing anything from  Amazon  you would normally buy, even if it is not what I suggest, you help keep this blog going.  All photographs in this post were taken by me.  To purchase high-quality stock photos from my portfolio, please visit  www.dreamstime.com  or click on the links underneath the pictures. Charles Kurwalt, an  American journalist that worked for  CBS said, "You can't travel the  backroads very long without discovering a multitude of gentle people doing good for others with no expectation of gain or recognition.  The everyday  kindness of the  backroads more than makes up for the acts of greed in the headlines.  Some people out there spend their whole lives selflessly."   Kurwalt's quote pinpoints why traveling the  backroads revitalizes my soul and reestablishes my hope in humanity.  If all I do is listen to the daily news,  I am prone to become anxious and cynical.  Intentionally getting