Winter Departs Reluctantly

We have had alternating weeks of warmer and cooler weather. Just after they announced restrictions on burning, we had a substantial snowfall; this winter is not dying without a fight.

 To the last, the deep snow in the woods resisted; by the end, the trail was a narrow fin of densely packed snow, standing proud of the granular, porous snow on either side. Walking was especially difficult for the two large dogs.