It’s been a long time since I could see the water flowing under the Gulley Bridge. It was there, but covered in snow and ice.
The dogs had their noses to the ground, all the smells no longer buried.
I found this owl pellet. It’s what they regurgitate after swallowing their dinner. This pellet had two skulls in it. They looked like mice to me, but could easily be moles or voles.
This is one of the skulls I dug out of the pellet of fur and bones. You can see the tiny teeth and some of the fur stuck to the bone.
The last time I saw this stump covered in puff balls only the top few were visible. The rest of it was buried in snow.
The puff balls survived the winter and still when I press on them, as I did last fall, they send out a cloud of seeds.
A piece of bark or some kind of lichen?
I’m not sure what this is. About six inches long and a half inch wide, it was as thick as a good piece of watercolor paper. When I placed it on the mossy stump, it looked like a road through the woods to me. But also the skin of a reptile.
On the way back we stopped at the pond where Zinnia took a swim. And I found this nickel sized snail shell floating on top of the water.
Isn’t it amazing what one sees after a thaw? It’s all connected. Thank you Maria
Oh yes, a whole other world under the snow!
You had great treasure finds in the words today. It’s so exciting to finds treasures in the woods. I love exploring in the woods.
Ah, you know about it Laurie. I do love being able to share them this way and know that people like you will enjoy and “get” it. Makes it even more enjoyable.
What magic you find in your woodland walks. And what an acute eye you have to spot them.
It really does seem magical to me Kathy.