snow business

 Here we go!

At last, snow!  We only got 5 inches, not the projected 15...but it's still delightful.

Gorgeous drifts!

High winds and snow made for an especially blustery storm.

Birds blown sideways!

But it all settled nicely and made the perfect platform for...snow tracks!  

This little guy...

...made it easy to identify these tracks.

Another great find...a hawk dive!  

Field mouse or chipmunk here, checking out an apple that we threw out for the deer.

Looks like a cat was creeping around...

...but what made these tracks?

This might be a fox pair.  Their tracks are almost single-file.  Good thing Borga's on the case.  In her old age, she's Walter Mitty-ed herself into a great tracker!

She's an intrepid trail-breaker...at least for a few minutes!

Then she's ready for a cozy spot by the fire.  Calliope is pulling her weight by keeping a close eye on the birds.

We celebrated our first snow day with a classic from my childhood...snow ice cream!  One pan of snow, mixed with sugar, milk, and vanilla.  Yum!

Since the local groundhog predicts six more weeks of winter...

...I envision many more cozy days ahead.  Hooray for snow!