Hi fellow Hiveians,
Today I wanted to share a few photos of a snowy trail that I took a little walk on with my son the other day!
Snowy Trail Walk
This has certainly been a traditional winter, that's for sure!
The area I live in has been pretty mild for the last few years in the wintertime. It goes through cycles, and it's not some utterly preposterous climate change horse shit, so don't think that's where I'm going with it. The weather fluctuates on so many factors, us included, that you can't predict what will happen in 6 months or 3 years with very much accuracy.
The winters I had as a kid were always really cold and had a fair bit of snow to them. There were some random ones that were pretty mild, but for the most part it was at least consistent. The winter we are having this year so far is a pretty standard one and I really like it!
One of the things I've really enjoyed is that we've actually gotten some good snow. Not massive amounts of snow that make it kind of difficult to get around, but good amounts of snow so that you will have some on the ground all over the place consistently for a while. These are pretty fun times because there are lots of things that one can do in the snow, and going for little walks on the trails and grasses is one of my favorites!
A few years ago I took the little man on quite a few hikes. We had some really great times but the last year, we've had a lot more things to do so that has cut into the time which sucks in a lot of ways, but at the same time that's life and we have to do what we've gotta do. I can at least get some enjoyment out of the times that we get to go out lately so that's nice!
Seeing the sizable amount of snow, as well as the birds and all kinds of animals that are trying to navigate around it is cool. The birds especially because they are darting around trying to stay warm, and also forage around for some snacks. I'm sure that the reeds and things like this have plenty of seeds and stuff for them to eat, but it's a lot easier to see the birds when the whole place is covered in snow. They stick out pretty well! I was trying to get a shot of some birds here but I scared them away. There were a few sparrows darting around looking for some snacks.
What's funny is seeing moving water.. it's really cold but yet the water is constantly on the move so it doesn't freeze over solid. There are certainly areas of it where it freezes on the edges but it won't go solid which is pretty interesting.
There are also lots of ducks! I was surprised to see ducks foraging at the mouth of this brook as it spits out into the larger river, but apparently there are things there that are growing for them to eat so it's obvious that there is enough there to go around.
It for sure interests me to see how life goes on with these animals despite the bitter temperatures and harsh conditions. I know that we've also had many thousands of years to work and adapt to this, but we've gone astray a little bit in our winter habits. I still like to spend some time looking at the various critters doing their daily stuff with the white stuff all over the place!
-CmplXty. Real human written content, never AI. All pictures are mine unless otherwise stated
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