Winter's Joy

 rambling in the woods

crusty snow beneath my boots

cacophonous alarm

to sylvan dwellers near and far

dropping to my knees
treasuring what I spy 
winter crystals

a delightful
sight
~

 

a few days ago

following tracks in the woods

I stirred up a mammal that I have never seen

we think it is a mink or fisher

larger than a house cat:

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