Winter #2 - Walking the Dog

Let me take you on my usual walk with the dog in those winter days, first down the road, turn right uphill a bit, turn left and down to the cul-de-sac.  Then we head into the woods.

The snowshoe choice is dependent on conditions, and I carry them until we're in the cul-de-sac and climbing over the 6 foot snowbank.

We're always walking our dog Roxie, now in doggie heaven.  She absolutely loved the snow, and in the woods I could let her off her leash to run.

I considered these two big trees the 'gate' to the woods.  It's just an old tractor trail we're following.

Sometimes those trees would be coated with snow all the way up.

After that, in the right conditions it was just a winter wonderland.

Low down, snow sat on the dogwood branches.

Now and then there were young American Beech saplings holding on to their light brown leaves.

We could continue for some distance on this tractor trail, and I got to know every corner.

I'll finish this walk with a perspective on trees and sky.