Snowshoeing the morning of my colonoscopy prep! Beautiful weather, mid-30s, good snow that kept us out of the not-quite-frozen places in the brook, on a nearby marshy trail that’s been recently abandoned (no longer maintained).
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There are some downed branches and trunks, which we stepped on, over, around, and a few we walked or ducked under. A couple of the bridges were a bit catawampus as well.
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The red winterberries (Ilex verticillata), lining the left side of the snowy path below and hither and thither elsewhere, really stand out.
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The icy, frosty formations — stars, filament, needle-like, serrated, splintery — caught my eye, too.
An animal running across the snow on a frozen brook left this artful elongated “track”:
Snow-covered rock and frost tatters in another bit of brook:
Fringed hoarfrost hanging with moss over the brook:
Delicate winged, feathery, or downy frost:
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We haven’t used our snowshoes for a few years. They hang from the storage room just waiting and hoping. – Margy
A sad fate for outdoor gear. 🙁
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Much😊love
In all my years of hiking, I have never seen a trail marked as “abandoned”. They would simply take down the signs and let it go back to nature. Fascinating. Your pictures of the frost are delicate and magical – thanks so much for sharing with Mosaic Monday! (And I hope the colonoscopy went well – I don’t mind the procedure as much as I do the prep!)