After the Thaw / Before the Rain~

Farah cracks the ice~

The day darkened from the beautiful sunshine of this morning to gray, heavy skies & the smell of rain was in the air.  Finally the ground has gone from rock hard, frozen & slippery - to muddy, wet & slippery.  I was amazed at how muddy it was & how quickly things had thawed. 

South down the Power Lines

Even though it seemed almost dusk, the sky was clear enough that the mountains were visible on the horizon under the clouds.  It seemed cold, though it was mid-30's. 

Ice melting on the wetland

Farah was again full of herself, wanting to gallop more than I wanted to, with the mud & still plenty of ice on the trails.

One of the pretty wooded trails~

I tried a couple of the old trails, knowing they were closed, but curious as to how much work I'd have to do to cut them back through.  Doubt it would be worth it,  a couple of the gates have been closed again - so someone has been checking things out.

Sure felt good to get back in the saddle, but I did quite a bit of walking too.  Very quiet, not even birds today.