Kat and I went for a walk to Troll Falls in the Rocky Mountains. It was a lovely cool early autumn day ... but we did have some hot coffee with rum. It turned out to be a lovely location ... and brought to mind an old tale. Of course, she brought a beautiful blue dress which was what you expect of her when she goes for a hike in the mountains
The actual idea is from some old Slavic Baba Yaga folk tales (similar to Brothers Grimm) about a maiden Alyonushka whose brother was turned into a deer by an old witch. Alyonushka walks the forest looking for her brother ... by streams, trees and waterfalls. Of course, at the end of the tale, brother is returned to being human, witch is killed, and Alyonushka lives happily ever after as a beautiful queen.
