The songs of the woods...

The last time I was out I managed to hear crickets, katydids, jumping brown trout in the "crick," a Barred owl, later some Eastern Screech owls, coyotes yipping before a hunt, a Turkey hen calling her chicks, and a fox barking (if you can call it that).

The woods are my happy place and to sit quietly, listening, is one of my favorite activities.

In a couple of months, there will be marked silence as the cold and snow come in. While beautiful, the muffled lack of noise makes me sad. I will miss the chatter of the evening forest.