Snowy Black Squirrel

There is something really great about hiking in the snow that you just can't find otherwise. It's the really cool pictures you get. Without the snow, some of these pictures would be just ordinary. But with it, anything you get seems to have a special quality to it.

I found this black squirrel sitting in this tree eating an acorn. The snow was falling all around, and it seemed to highlight him around the edges. And just seeing the little animal out there in the snow seemed to give the whole scene a magical quality.

I think that without the snow I might not have ever shown you these pictures. The squirrel is little more than a silhouette. I'm really glad I went out there, because I think I'm enjoying my winter hikes this year. It wasn't nearly as fun last year, maybe because I didn't have the same variety of places to go yet.

Now I can go to a few places that aren't quite as big, just in case the weather is bad. Some of the places I went last year were a little more dangerous than I like to go very often. I visited one of those recently and almost injured myself again. This year I can play it safe when I want, and I can see cool little critters like this black squirrel!

Until tomorrow, The Winter Adventurer, signing off.