I am "The Happy Wanderer"!

And who wouldn't be happy with such

glorious places as this in which

to wander?

~*~

I love to go a-wandering,

Along the mountain track,

And as I go, I love to sing,

My knapsack on my back.

~

Chorus:

Val~deri, Val~dera,

Val~deri,

Val~dera~ha~ha~ha~ha~ha

Val~deri,Val~dera

My knapsack on my back.

~

I love to wander by the stream

That dances in the sun,

So joyously it calls to me

"Come! Join my happy song!"

~

I wave my hat to all I meet,

And they wave back to me,

And blackbirds call so loud and sweet

From ev'ry green wood tree.

~

High overhead, the skylarks wing,

They never rest at home

But just like me, they love to sing,

As o'er the world we roam.

~

Oh, may I go a-wandering

Until the day I die!

Oh, may I always laugh and sing,

Beneath God's clear blue sky!

~*~

And Gentleman Farmer and I did

go a-wandering ~

to

"The Mountain"

Mt. Rainier

The *mountain track*

Some wildflowers...

still in bloom...

in October!

No blackbirds calling loud and sweet...

but we did see a ptarmigan in the *green wood tree*

We did wander *by the stream dancing in the sun*

"Oh, may I go a~wandering

Until the day I die!

Oh, may I always laugh and sing,

Beneath God's clear blue sky!"

~*~

Joining Susan for Outdoor Wednesday.

~*~

"I will lift up my eyes to the mountains;
From whence shall my help come."

Psalm 121:1