It really feels like spring in the Adirondacks. Coco and I are getting out every morning, especially since I have lots of birthday cake and pie to work off. I'm getting back into our walking routine and it feels good. Things are not as slippery so less chance of falling which is a great thing.

These shots I took on the mountain behind the house. We saw two deer the other day on our trail. The pictures on the left are our "rest areas." I have a tree stump I relax on while we listen to the birds and watch for deer. That is the top of our property near a little "roundabout." The bottom left photo is our rest area on what David named Ridgewood - he made a nice log bench for us to relax on. Behind the bench is a stand of cedar where the deer often hang out. We usually leave some coins for the grandkids to find on the bench - they enjoy that. The photo on the right is one of my favorite spots on our trail. In the summer it is very shaded and cool - well this time of year too I guess, that's the only place you see ice now. But the cliffs there are really nice and lots of moss and little animal caves and I always imagine there are trolls living there too. Haven't seen one yet but they know enough to hide from me and Coco.

We are blessed to have our own hiking trail. David has done a great job blazing the trails and we are happy to share them with the deer and other critters. We've talked of putting a lean-to up there. We'll see if we get to that.