heard a crow today while snowshoeing

this time I headed out to the Horse Pasture

 

 

I first went around the cattle fence

and got another shot of the fence line

this is why I'm glad the cattle are blocked in

the little area that they are..

otherwise they'd be just walking over

the fence at the far west corner

of their summer field.

 

then I was off to the bush..

the guys were trying to use this trailer

to haul wood in last fall,

when part of it broke away from the 4-wheeler..

it never got moved before Ron broke his leg,

so now it's being used as a visual

for how much snow is out there,

and how fast it's going to melt..

 

I noticed the blackberry bushes

are engulfed in snow this year..

 

 

here's the #1 reason Ron shouldn't snowshoe this year..

 

the snow right now,

is moisture heavy,

so it's hard to walk through,..

and as you do,

the snow piles up on the front tip at times..

and that brings you to your knees

(well me it did, as couple of times haha)

 

it's hard getting upright again

from a kneeling position,

when the snowshoe tips are

pushed farther into the snow

difficult but not impossible..

after getting myself standing,

I was off again..

trail to the Horse Pasture is to the left,

to the right goes up to the Sap Shanty

 

almost to the Horse Pasture

 

looking back,

just after going around the little Horse Pasture area

(to the left)

 

this is the Horse Pasture area..

it's where Grandma and Grandpa used to have horses..

many many years ago..

 

there is a fence,

just a little to the east of the Horse Pasture,

that marks the boundry line

of our property and crown land..

 

it's nice to not see any

snowmobile tracks along the trail this year.

 

 

coming back out of the Horse Pasture area,

I debated which trail to take next..

a)left trail that take me down

to the Cement Pad

b)middle trail goes to the Sap Shanty,

c)the trail to the right,

is the main trail I just came along

 

I chose C.. back down the main trail

 

another decision at the next bend..

do I

a)go left, and head along the main trail,

or

b) go straight,

 and head through the Swamp Trail again?

 

main trail won again

 

back past the blackberry bushes

 

 

 

another great day to be out in the bush..

 

especially since I heard a crow today!

 

that's a great thing to hear,

as crows are not around here during the winter..

they usually arrive back just before spring arrives..

and before the summer birds come back too

 

gray jays,

chickadees,

bluejays,

and ravens

are in abundance in our area

 

but not crows...

 

 

so it's nice to hear that first crow of the season cawing