Tracks in the Snow

 It snows where we live.  One thing I like about that is seeing the tracks in the snow each time I leave the house.  Some tracks we make ourselves, each time we come and go, like the tire tracks the car leaves.

If we're slow clearing the driveway, or if there isn't enough snow to really need clearing away, or if we come and go a lot in a short time, the tire tracks can accumulate quite a bit.

More interesting, though, are the track people leave as they come and go.

Sometimes they're all crowded together and on top of each other.

Other times they'll be out by themselves.  Like these (above) are Brombeere, walking around in the driveway.

The tracks her Sunday shoes leave are pretty interesting.

I think these tracks (above) belong to Himbeere, he favors work boots.

These (above) are definitely Himbeere, a favorite pair of boots.

Often, mixed in with the adults, are little kid tracks.  They're fun.

They often play, you can see that they were playing in the snow and not just going from here to there.  Little kids play in the snow at any opportunity they get.

Work gets done and that leaves tracks, too.  This (above) is from taking the trash out to the curb, along with all the other traffic in the driveway as people have moved around, doing stuff or going places.

And then there's the animals that leave tracks in the yard.  Our deck gets lots of foot prints from the dog going in and out.  The whole back yard is covered with his tracks.  Every time he goes out he "walks the perimeter", surveying his kingdom, stopping here and there to check out something.

But the ones I find most interesting are the wild animals, the little critters that come when no one is around, always looking for stuff to eat or just checking out the yard.

Around here it's usually squirrels that are always moving around.  And occasionally birds, though most of the birds around here go south for the winter and we don't see as many, in number or variety, as we see during the summer.

It's always fun to come out and see new tracks from all the wild animals that have been moving around in the yard.

We occasionally get bunnies, too.

Bunnies leave fun tracks, as they hop everywhere they go.

Sometimes bigger animals, too.  Or squirrels that will chase and play with each other, tearing up the snow.  We do get an occasional deer in the yard, too, but we seldom see their tracks.  They're far less common.  Neighborhood pets are far more common, but less interesting.  Still, it's always fun to open the garage door and see new tracks as we come and go.  Life is always happening, always on the go, always of interest, all around us, right here in our own yard.