i'm not happy to see this trail, but i want to make sure

so i followed it

there was a urine patch close to the white pine

and a messy eater's evidence underneath

but the trail continued out through the old front horse pasture

by the apple tree that the gray mares loved to shade from the sun under

and across the road and into the stone's woods

a closer look

and there it was. way up. porcupine.

not a good neighbor when there are up to seven dogs in these two homesteads.

i hope i can discourage it.

a distraught dog who tries to chase this critter away can easily become a pin cushion.

wendy will ignore, not so the others.

9 degrees. pink cheeks, frozen thighs, happy border collie. a fine walk.

for visual delight go look at these books!!!

joanne kaar's wonderful books from her recent project.