Sunday, February 12, 2012 Baldr-dash Winter has checked in today, with numbing cold and a bitter wind-chill. Baldr didn't get his walk in the woods until this afternoon and he had plenty of energy to burn off.

Saturday, February 11, 2012 Blueberry Hill More of a slope really, this is the cleared area which I am planning to populate with highbush blueberries. A wild bush is already present here so although I haven't yet tested the soil it appears right. Checkerberries (aka wintergreen) are also asserting themselves here (see inset) and are quite welcome. As you can see, the mild, snow-poor winter continues. I am not sure where it will stand in the record book, but it is certainly the mildest winter in my experience. If you had told me I'd be raking bare ground in February, I'd have laughed, but that's exactly what I did today.

Thursday, February 9, 2012 Dashing Through The Snow Another Saturday shot of Baldr dashing through what little snow there is in the woods. This is the site of the jumping log on the Wilderness Trail. View at X2 or X3 for best result.