We came upon these small tracks in the snow the other day. We believe it is from a small rodent. The snow is about a week old and at least six inches deep. The creature making these tracks could not be very heavy; their imprints barely sink into the surface. You can tell where we and others have disturbed the snow on the left. The animal was likely moving at a pace where their rear feet landed on top of the imprints from their front feet to make the interesting parallel track shown.
Today’s walk brought us to a farmer’s field in our backwoods. Before us was evidence of people in boots, snowshoes, skis; dogs, deer, and turkeys (maybe). What is curious is the missing snowmobile tracks.
This is the best view of the mid-day sun we could get on our snow-shoe hike through the woods yesterday. More snow tomorrow.
Near the advent of Winter 2015-2016 our backwoods are brown, not white; the cold air comes and goes and it only rains when it is warm.
A downy woodpecker visits a tree in the nearby bog.
In the forest primeval, under the gathering gloom, are monuments to unknown dieties and undefined events.
