I had a near miss with the squirrels today. (Whether it’s a relief or a disappointment, depends on how fed up of squirrels you are…) But I think the work is now starting to pay off; the images are definitely getting better. While I’m learning squirrel behaviour, the squirrels are learning a few tricks of their own. Jackie demonstrated the reason why I’ve lately found a lot of the seed cups tilted – she sits right on it!

So now you also know my setup. The green wires to hold the cup under the perch – and at this point I can also confess that this particular perch (the branch above the squirrel, not below…) is actually a fake. Not sure if you can tell it if you don’t know?

Anyway, I waited for two hours for the first squirrel to make its appearance. I was just going to give up and go out when they turned up, so I spent the rest of the morning shooting squirrels.

Another thing I thought I had given up on is skiing. I’ve been procrastinating again so I haven’t found a solution to my ski boot problem, but at least my pain tolerance should be high by now so I decided to do a trip – the new powder snow that had fallen overnight was just way too inviting to resist.

(Yes, I did get blisters again. Now I’m definitely done with skiing for this winter.)

The snowmobilers have also been out in force. They leave no doubts about that – the tracks are everywhere. I could hardly believe my eyes when I found a patch of untouched snow. I guess there are two ways to appreciate the pristine snow cover: you can admire nature’s beauty, or you can leave your mark on it.