Over the last month during our travels in the back woods, we have found multiple instances of over-turned leaves and patches of scratched ground. This usually suggests the passage of hordes of turkeys. We also have come across the turkeys themselves as they shuffle, scamper, and, sometimes, slowly waddle in the woods near us.
Last week, we actually had a herd, maybe twenty birds!, pass through our yard. The bird shown here was caught on one of our game cameras in our back woods.
Approaching the end-of-year holiday season. Not much excitement and semi-quarantining is the rule. This means visiting local stores as little as possible and staying home. Sherry does mostly Zooming and goes to the office about once a week. A couple of property showings have been conducted recently.
The last two weeks have been worse for me, suffering from aches-pains-and-no-covid symptoms. The Kayla has made it past intermediate dog training; she is slowly improving.
We visited Mystic at the end of October (see mallards over the Ice Pond, at left).
There has been little excitement in the nearby woods. Despite the pandemic, there has not been many travelers out there. It is now hunting-with-guns season and we have seen a few probable hunters.