I love unexpected discovery (especially happy ones like this) and how old unwanted, forgotten thing can find a new home in a different time...
in a nondescript box, a collection of what must have been the much loved work of an avid naturalist, I came across the tracks of many a wild animal careful cast ....
perhaps on many a quiet, still morning, their hidden travels were in this way recorded to be saved for future times. What could have been an ephemeral moment has turned into a careful study of woodland creatures native to these parts.
I imagine now, that I am following in their tracks. They are more silent than i can ever be and this tiny muskrat's paw nearly missed from my sight is no longer.
And in a rare moment, I can now see this badger's menacing claws from a safe distance and find a place in our nature corner...
how strange to think the foot steps of a mountain lion can find its place among all the things we find and gather on our very own walks through the years...
ps. I have made several sets available through my workshop here ... among the tracks available (many of which are available as front hind print sets) are: antelope, elk, mountain lion, muskrat, spotted skunk, weasel, badger, cottontail and jack rabbit and of course mr badger!