When, after several huge snow dumps, the weather decides to turn dramatically and unseasonably warmer, it can only mean trouble. Three days of temps in the 40s and 50s have turned snow pack into something extraordinarily heavy and sticky. Parts of my drive are accumulating melt off, forming huge pond like areas, navigate able on foot only in my neoprene muck boots with yaktraks strapped on or perhaps by small boat. The roads are "greasy". I love that term. It refers to mud that’s nearly hub deep and pulls you off course, as you slip slide your way down the road, barely in control.
There have been fisher tracks around the house the past few weeks. The cats aren’t allowed out unaccompanied. So we walk, throw and chase snowballs, fill bird feeders and explore.
Rain is expected. If I was going to get into the woods and follow the tracks, it was now. I got all the cats indoors and strapped my smallest snow shoes onto my summer boots. I call this my
running shoe combo. It worked well in the areas that have been hit by
the sun, thus packed. One step off into the shaded areas puts that leg
crotch deep in the still soft snow. The tracks went in one side and out the other of this well used hollow log. it looks like a great home to me, but probably not, just a temporary shelter.
The snow is still so deep that I found myself standing in the middle of the main wood’s road, before I recognized it.
I could hear C shoveling the heavy snow from the shed roof. As a point of reference, I am standing so that I am looking down at the roof or across it. I’m not on any piles, just three or so feet up from "ground" level. The change in perspective is so much fun, like having stilts.
Then, back up the road.
Time spent with Sam. Knitting.
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11 responses to “walk with me wednesday”
You will not be surprised to hear that I like that last photo the best. Good times, knitting with a cat on your lap.
Looks like a lovely walk! We had several days of heavy rain in the valley, and I thought our snow would be gone by the end of the week – but another foot or so fell yesterday! It’s an odd time of year, isn’t it?
That’s a lot of snow that needs melting! Great photos.
If it’s muddy now, it isn’t going to exactly improve when all that snow melts, is it? 🙂
Nothing better than a nice walk, and then lap kitty/knitting time. Sam is such a good helper.
You sure have a ton of snow! Our’s is melted and it’s 70 degrees! Love the picture of you with Sam and the knitting needles;-)
How’s your ankle holding up on your walks? Better, I hope?
I think I saw a fisher a few weeks ago. At first I thought it was a raccoon, but it was all one color, including the tail. It scared me half to death as I was walking home in the dark–in the suburbs, mind you. I was crossing the street when it darted across the yard I was approaching and dived right down a storm drain. I spent a few shocked moments marveling at how something so BIG could fit down such a narrow place, but it did!
Carole stole exactly what I was going to say!
Wow! I love the hollow log photo!
Once the rain starts…(forget your hip boots…is your boat ready?) Stay high and dry!
How do you get the cats to come in with you like that? And to not wander away when they’re outside? Our cat is an indoor, but still… she’s the antithesis of obedient. 🙂
LOVING the snow photos from you! Here in Boston, we’ll be getting it this weekend, not as pretty though.
I was hoping to get out for a walk sometime this week, but a sick kid put a damper on that. Mind, with the strength of the wind yesterday, I wouldn’t have gone out unless I absolutely had too.
Your walks are so beautiful too. I like the different perspective on the shed. So funny how a little height changes the look of everything.
Perfect knitting weather!