A Snowy Stroll...A Winter Walk

With the Wintry weather of late, I decided to concentrate my efforts on "New England Reindeer Sampler".  I've finished up the center of the design and am almost done with the remaining olive colored motifs on the outer perimeter.  Then, just a few more reindeer...  

Put on your mittens, let's take a Snowy Stroll.

Monday morning we awoke to the signs of a Stealth Snowfall.

The trees, small and tall were freshly coated with white.

The sky was blue-gray and the temperature cold - 22F.

The cold temps crusted the snow and made for a perfect surface to record tracks.  Here you can see the bird tracks beneath our Big Bird Feeder. 

The snow caught in the Pines branches...

...and the Fir boughs.

Nature can 'flock' a tree to perfection!

I liked how the snow delineated each and every branch.

This set of tracks was my Big Find.

They began in one of our lower meadows, and strolled up our driveway, to the Big Bird Feeder where I lost them.

Based on their size, and my sister hearing a 'close-up' coyote earlier in the morning, I decide these are coyote tracks.  He was probably hunting an early morning bunny or quail.  The coyotes are one of the many reasons we attempt to make sure our two Outdoor Cats are inside from dusk to dawn.

The teasel looked pretty with snow...

...as did the spent Cow's Parsnip.

See, if you don't take down your Christmas lights, sooner or later you are rewarded with a lovely Winter scene!

Well, I'm cold and my nose is red.  I think a cup of Hot Chocolate is calling my name..."Beth....Beth".  Yes, I hear it!  Would you like one too?