Turning Back

Lakhi knows...
what's best!
"Turn back!"
are her
sentiments
about the
logging
path we
frequented
last year on
most of
our walks.
It is now
impassable
due to fallen
tree limbs :(
that mainly
occurred on
a single day;
the now infamous
Christmas day
ice storm of 2009.
We awoke to
crackling popping
noises echoing
through the woods.
Branches and trees
(even young strong ones)
snapped off from
the early morning,
through the day and
into the night.
The snow has now
thoroughly thawed
better allowing us to
venture out and
see first hand
the state of the forest.