No, that's not how much new snow we received last night (which was about three inches), but the maximum length between bounds of which a deer left tracks in the snow. Hunky Husband and I were amazed to see the long length between tracks, as seen from our windows; but, I just went out to measure and it was almost precisely 14 feet. There were shorter intervals between some tracks; but, that was the maximum.
The following photo shows the tracks of several deer as they visited our feeders and frolicked about the yard. (The tracks are more easily discerned in the larger version that is observed by clicking on the photo.)
Below is a photo showing the front of our house and how pretty the foundation plantings are with their coats of snow.
To add some spice, we close with a photo of a lady at her bath.
That is a female house finch enjoying her bath - well - she probably came for a drink, considering the weather.
Apologies for anyone who is bored by snow. Bogie & Dudette can tell you how much I revel in snow. I even skipped my day at the office, today, to revel some more. (I did get two more bowls of snow ice cream fixed and consumed before the snow began melting.) To read about one of the most enjoyable weekends of my life, one may read The Blizzard of '83.
Addition of 2/28/2013
It may or may not be the deer that made the tracks; but, this deer visited our feeding station last evening.
14 ft - wow, just boggles the mind to think they can leap that far!
Pretty bird and great picture of the deer!
Posted by: bogie | March 02, 2013 at 05:49 AM
Here, the spring thaw has just begun :-)
Posted by: Ole Phat Stu | March 02, 2013 at 07:25 AM
Bogie--It seems that a 14-foot leap isn't all that much for a whitetail deer. According to National Geographic: "They use speed and agility to outrun predators, sprinting up to 30 miles (48 kilometers) per hour and leaping as high as 10 feet (3 meters) and as far as 30 feet (9 meters) in a single bound." I saw no tracks to suggest that "our" deer was being chased, and there were only three leaps in the straight-away leading to the measured leap; but, it still amazes me!
Stu--Sorry! Perhaps you'll have more winter, later. Other than in mountains, I think that the latest I've seen snow was on 5/5/1950-ish. (Don't ask why I remember the day of the month and not the year - who knows?)
Posted by: Cop Car | March 02, 2013 at 08:46 AM