tromping through the woods on a frozen blanket--enjoying the sun, avoiding the wind

 the day: mar 19th. what a difference a day makes. i'm including last night in there. it's currently in the upper 20's but with a good stiff wind, it feels much cooler. the sun is out and melting last night's dusting of snow. yesterday's spring, 'sugar snow' is frozen solid.

the adventure: up and around the town hill loop, with an extension to check out to 'porcupine rock' at the top of the cliffs--from whence the 'porcupine trail' comes & goes.

the memories: wherever the wind managed to get through the trees to ground level, it felt chilly. much cooler than expected on a sunny day, in this warm~ish winter. the porcupine had been out at some point between tuesday (see pictures i put in the previous post) and now, leaving its tracks in the trail it keeps to. we also saw a number of trees with chewed bark in some of its upper branches.

notes:

• i took my jacket, hat and gloves off after heating up on the climb--pam left all her warmies on.
• snowshoes weren't really necessary for sinkage-- they were helpful preventing slippage.
• a couple of shelf or bracket fungi caught pam's eye.

go outside and play!