MaineNatureDiary

STUMBLING ALONG IN THE WOODS: Today’s walk in the woods was not a good one. Rarely do I say this, because generally a walk in the woods is better than being inside any day, but not today. Oh, my aching back, twisted knees and ankles…The unevenness of the trail is due to the repeated thawing and freezing from abnormally high daytime temps., followed by below freezing nights. Each jarring step I took negatively affected some part of my body. I cannot believe Drew and Kasha walk on this trail daily this time of year, and it is only going to get worse as the days warm even more. Okay…enough grumbling…there was one bright point on the walk when we stopped in a sunny spot and the wind died down…Temp. 23F, windchill 14F…