Snow Deer

After early Breakfast, paddled about the Woods...Mallards at the Merced...one male four females....thin layer of new Snow overnight....a few Deer tracks.....then back to the Cabin and a nap.....Coyote tracks all around the Cabin...looked to have been made while I was out and about!..hmmph...after the nap, out and about again in the late afternoon....all the gear...thought Snow or Rain wouldn't be falling...but just when I started, it began to Snow heavy...Deer clip at the Creek Footbridge...two more Does and Buck on way to Post Office...checked mail, and got a tuna, chips, and cran grape for lunch...two Black Birds hopped up on the Picnic Bench with interest....clip for the Lunch Sit Visitors collection....paddled back along the Road through the Oak Grove....Snow fall light....got cold sitting outside for lunch, but warmed up walking...at Lower Falls, turned to the Path and across Chapel Bridge...small flock of Blue Birds settled in the Oak by the Boardwalks...set up the digi, but too slow...then Hawk came flying over, flying slow, but I was slower taking out the new camera..and no luck...Hawk flew way over to the Wall by the Four Mile Trail....Coyote tracks across Swinging Bridge...followed out into Two Top Pine Meadow as far as the Broken Cottonwood....and glimpsed Coyote way across the Meadow near the North Road...getting dark and late, and getting tired and cold....so paddled along the Merced and through Owl Woods to Creek's End and took a seat on Owl Log....two Ouzels came by flying furously and low over the River chasing and singing....picked up, and almost at the Swath heard Sentinel over in the Deer House Woods...went to the Creek's edge, looked into the darkening Trees, and listenedlistened....first Sentinel, and then Ponderosa was answering....very cool....got new boots yesterday, and was reluctant to cross the Creek...too dark for pics...so just listened...Sentinel came to my side of the Creek, and I went past the Twin Fallen Cedars...but Sentinel left off calling, but I got a good sound location on Ponderosa....not many pics on the walk...mostly scenics....sometimes Snow, sometimes Rain...sometimes something between-- RainSnowRain...but I think tomorrow there will be enough Snow on the Ground for cross country skis...yesterday, I walked all the way over to Siberia in first of the Snow fall...about midday...and looked for boots there...no luck...Shuttled to the Village...and finally found some good winter boots my size (big feet!)....and on sale!...inspection today, so most of yesterday taken up with Cabin cleaning and re-arranging...a slushysnow rainy day....during cleaning, was looking at my watercolor sketches and pre Valley Valley sketchbook with nostalgia...that will explain itself when I post them up in another blog with my art!...which I have to return to and include somehow with the taking pics and clips diversion!....happy to hear the hoo hoos!!