Hello! The Woodsy Druids comprises of myself, Poe, and this charming man next to me, Carl. Our "Green Acres" (Yeah, you remember that American sitcom from 1965 starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor) love began springtime of 2018. Both of us were looking for love on OKCupid.com when our profiles connected. It only took a day of talking before we agreed to meet at Giant City State Park in beautiful southern Illinois. There must have been magic in the air (or the deer pee that he was wearing) because, after a long hike and lunch at The Lodge, I was smitten (He was too). Our love was on the fast track. 
     

BAM! The Covid 19 pandemic hit the US in March 2020. All across the country, everything was shutting down. Our jobs were no exception. Carl had been a logger for his parents' logging company for 15+ years. I had bounced around from one career path to another, staying no more than a year or two at any given career. We felt the suffocating hand of corporate America around our necks. Carl no longer wanted to cut down majestic trees, leaving a massive carbon footprint on the world. I longed to be an artist. The pandemic spurred our choice to chase our dreams.