surprise

we went out for a walk in the dark light, and no sooner had we crossed the dike, we heard a rustle and as we descended down the other side towards the river, we saw three! roedeer, pouncing alongside and then away from us.....out of sight

 we followed their prints and discovered they had walked over 'our' path along the river's edge

snakelike treetrunk

here's T standing on the frozen river drinking really cold water, this is one of his regular drinking spots, so he really wants to drink here if at all possible