Snow!! and critters...

 December 7, 2024

Snow has come! We haven't received as much as other places to the west of us, where the lake-effect snow has pretty much buried them, but I'll take what we have! 

We took a little two hour jaunt yesterday, to visit a friend, and as we drove further south and west, the skiff of snowbanks along the highway gradually grew more pronounced. Her yard was a beautiful winter wonderland.

 Some of the snow streamers coming off of the big lakes did reach her neck of the woods, where it has been snowing off and on for about a week. It was finally a glorious sunny day, but as the afternoon wore on, clouds moved in and as we left to come home, more snow was falling. 

We travelled from Renfrew county, into the very north edge of Peterborough county. On the way down we followed two log trucks pulling pup trailers of logs. Almost every time one heads out on roads around this area, one will see a loaded log truck or two.

I came across this prickly fellow one day. He was waffling about whether to climb this tree, or not. I left him in peace.

We've been hearing coyotes in the evening of late. One night they awakened us from sleep, and sounded so close. Next day, I found these tracks on the road in a skiff of new snow.

A couple of earlier shots off of Bird Cam, a black-capped chickadee and a white-breasted nuthatch.

 
Also observed in the woods, a chaga mushroom on a white birch tree.

A fisher  in front of one of the trail cameras.

and some deer shots from the 'behind the barn' camera. 

Having a bit of a tiff...

Well insulated for winter.

On the crafting front, I just have to stitch the binding on this quilted table runner, so we can dine with a festive touch.

Socks, finished and blocked, with a Fleegle Heel, and a new to me, stretchy bind-off,
 

and a bit of hand stitching...a Biscornu pin cushion, stuffed with fine steel wool and dried lavender wrapped in poly-fil. Keeps my pins sharp and smells wonderful with every poke!