Deer friends and snowshoes

Sunday and Monday I went walkies. Snowshoes are a must!



Coyote tracks across the frozen wetland.

The frogpond! 

The wood duck nesting boxes are waiting for the duckies.



This is the frog pond from up the hill to the house.



This is an April view! Spring is coming, I am sure.



And in May, glorious May!



This is a 360 ˚ view of the wetland. It's so peaceful. It's not truly forest walkies, AKA forest bathing, I guess, but it is such a lovely spot in the quiet, with the chickadees singing in the trees. The snow is really crunchy under my feet.




Tuesday, Feb. 18th, a snowstorm. They forecast 15 cm, but we had barely 3! And some rain...



JB had 14 deer and 15 turkeys. The bird feeder was a busy spot. If you look under the evergreen tree, you can see a couple of turkeys sheltering from the snow.

NaPoWriMo Day 24 – project

Day 24

I've been following NaPoWriMo.net reasonably well, but must admit that the prompts haven't inspired me.

Project Warrior

Down the meadow
through the forest
my warrior Daisy
isn't the sorest
her giant leap for feline furry
did not match my painting fury

simple projects get complicated
the smallest tasks will be ill-fated
wood secured to keep out critters
wasps indoors, they give me jitters
expanding foam was everywhere
on my face and in my hair
next the paint and then the ladder
achy muscles they make me madder






I used a mineral oil product on the wood, and it was everywhere! The expanding foam was even up my nose, as I must have had an itch. It's taken days to get rid of it. I wore gloves, but then they got so sticky I had to lose them. All I wanted was to plug the holes, but then the woodpeckers have been busy, too.

Wetland Bathing from Jennifer Jilks on Vimeo.
Forest bathing is fun, wetland bathing is even better!