Monthly Archives: January 2022

Walkin’ in the … sleet

I had remarked not long ago that there’d usually be two or three days during a winter when conditions would keep me at home, but that hadn’t happened lately. Well, I won’t be doing any driving today, but then again, now I have no reason to. So, “let it sleet, let it sleet, let it sleet!” (I think that’s how the song goes, at least the southern version).


While the snow may look neat to those of us who don’t see it often, it does make it more difficult for those in the wild. It often seems that the beauty of Nature is at it’s best when Nature is at her worst.

And that’s why suddenly I have a lot more traffic at my back yard bird feeders.

Still, it makes for a nice walk in the woods.

Tracks in the snow can tell a story. I’m not sure what to make of these tracks. I don’t think they were from some dog being walked, because there were no other tracks around and these went across the road. That’s a size 10-1/2 shoe for comparison.

These tracks tell a different story, one that involves a lesson on coeficient of friction as applied to road surfaces.

Y’all drive carefully!