P. S. Usually I do not venture far from home during the winter for fear of the house freezing up should the heating plant go awry during my absence. I grew up in Vermont where the winters are similar to the ones we have up here in Northern Maine. If there is a bad storm, trips are post poned for a day. Just must be ever alert to road conditios. Late spring before planting can take place is when I usually head south again.
During winters I am torn between working on a quilt, or putting on my skies at the back doo,r and taking off over the fields. I love the quietness of tramping on snow, especially freshly fallen snow, and looking for animal foot prints as I trudge along. A good time to go is just before the snow begins falling off the evergreens.