Crumbly Acres tracks

 The day began with an actual sunrise. It's been cloudy, it seems, for ages.

I decided to go for a snowshoe and fetch trailcam SD Cards. I caught myself on the camera! 

Who else did I catch on the trailcam? The fisher and the deer, running!

 

I love the forest. The deer, coyotes, and I follow the paths critters create. 

Did I mention how nice it was to see the sun?

The coyote use the deer tracks and seem to step right into the centre print. 

There are lots of reasons for them to follow the path. It's easier than trudging through deeper snow. It saves energy.

The critters feel safe on the frozen frog pond.

Actual blue sky! There was a plane roaring overhead, but it is the sky!!

We had our hydro metre replaced. It was starting to fail, and took him 10 minutes. It is supposed to connect with a satellite to deliver readings to the company. It doesn't work out here in the country with trees. 

I warned him not to fall into the goldfish pond. He asked where the goldfish were, and I said I bring them in for the winter. 

I remember showing Aster the frozen pond one winter. She was wee. She wanted me to dig them out! 

Look at the snow on them! Hopefully we have had the last delivery of propane for the winter. The dude asked us to clean out a path.  (The last dude didn't need that, he told me. He had snowshoes in his truck.) 

He said to just use the snowblower. As if. I couldn't get it up the rise and around there. Mind you, Hydro does like to hide these around the side of the house, but it isn't convenient for those who deliver the propane. 

 I created a path with my snowshoes. They are terrific. I've had them for years. They were a present from my kids. I think ~25 years ago!