The weather has gotten cooler and the woods have changed. Unless we’re in a piny spot with lots of needles softening and muting our steps, we hear a cacophony of leaves crunching. My grandmother would say we sound like a herd of buffalo. We are happy to be loud in order to alert the bear we are coming through and to also alert hunters. We’re always wearing our bright orange shirts as well.
We’ve explored new areas of the forest and expanded our trails each time we’ve gone out. We found new water spots and some new trees. Right now, the beech trees still have coppery leaves hanging on and are easily visible everywhere. We have an enormous beech by the south bottom near the waterway.
We can’t wait to get the shed built so we can camp out over there. In the end, the shed will be a bathroom and shower but, for this winter, Chris and I will use it as a camping space.
We hope to camp out sometime soon. We are insulating the floors next.
We saw the fox den has been significantly expanded. We must have first spotted it when they began digging. The area looks enormous now. They’ve been working hard for their little family. We are keeping our distance from the den. With all of the construction going on, it is easy to spot and avoid. Usually they are multi chambered with multiple entrances and exits.
Red Spruce just identified
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