Thursday morning, the high-pressure system moved east, and light snow began falling. It dumped more snow on the islands than the mainland. This week, on a moon-splashed night, the bright, silver light tempted me to park beside the Old County Road in Washington and walk along remote hardwood ridges. However, folks consider after-dark hikes a bizarre behavior, and certainly, a local resident or game warden would view a parked vehicle as suspicious. I had no permission from landowners, so drove on.
Adults climbing trees also fall into that category of being odd.
If a nature lover sits high in a tree for a few hours, that vantage point offers a superb opportunity to observe animals completely unaware of the nearby human. A stranger coming upon someone perched in a tree would raise an eyebrow, though. Of course, an archer dressed in camo comes off as perfectly normal. First, at the Arboretum, six crows were hovering and landing in a parked pick-up. I was curious so moved closer.