treasures in the snow.

there were feathers and cockles.

and an empty nest.

and a dead raccoon in a tree!

we checked the sap in our maple trees- none yet.

there were buds peeping out of the snow!

there were bird tracks and silhouettes of little twigs.

there was lovely, wonderful bark of poplar and maple.

there were muddy roads and rubber boots.

and fields across which to trudge.