Finally some deep snow! Our phenology spot is covered in a warm blanket of snow covering the earth for her long slumber and absorbing all the noises that’d keep her up. Its quite serene out here, especially at dusk. The young trees barely poke out of the snow and the older trees have lost all their leaves, save the evergreens who trudge on through the bleakness.
Though the world is cold, wind-whipped, and desolate, tracks can be seen dotting off trail from those hardy enough to stay. Who knows if they’re on the hunt for food, running from hunters, or burning energy to stay warm. A track I found amongst the ground is either of a large stray cat or the elusive bobcat that has scruffly “meowed” at me many a night in the woods. They seem to be at least a day old has they accumulated a centimeter or so of fresh snow but not fully crystalized over. It is with this observation I drew my time to a close, as it was getting dark and the water in my boot from when I maybe had my foot slip through the ice was getting uncomfortable.
