Prints in the Snow

I love going out in the morning with snow on the ground. I get to see who's been by during the night or pre-dawn hours. Most of our tracks are pretty tame. Take this determined path, for instance.

The straight line of prints was made by our neighbor's cat, Winston. He comes by regularly to check on the rabbits and chickens. He doesn't hurt them, our dogs don't hurt him, and it's nice to know he's on patrol, keeping things in order.

This odd arrow in the snow wasn't made during the pre-dawn hours.

It was made when I let the chickens out for the day. In the evening I'll have a regular chicken highway in the snow near the chicken house.