Yesterday was the vernal equinox and to celebrate I went on a hike. (I wonder if my boss has noticed that my first time-off requests of each new year are for equinoxes and solstices - followed by gaming conventions, of course.) After suffering through 4 lanes of stop & go traffic on the Beltline and then some slippery country roads I arrived at my arboreal destination.
Wednesday's lousy weather had left about an inch of the white stuff on the ground and the temperature was just below freezing. However, it was nice and sunny so my spectacles did their best Peril Sensitive Sunglasses imitation as my body synthesized an abundance of vitamin D.
The snow scrunched beneath my feet and so I didn't see many critters - just a bird or two and a chipmunk that scurried across the path just a few feet in front of me. However, I did hear a lot of birds with my whole walk punctuated by the cries of woodpeckers and even one pecking away for breakfast.
Soon enough the forest will be lush and verdant and I shall return.
