More "Signs of Life"
After checking out the equipment (see previous post), and verifying that the power was disconnected from the house (George sent someone out to do that today), we took a little stroll in our forest ("our forest" - I just love that :-)).
On previous excursions I came face to face, quite literally, with an adolescent owl (it was the middle of the day and it was napping on a lower branch that I almost banged into). Unfortunately I didn't have my camera with me at the time. But since then, in his own wanderings of the forest, Tim came across what he believes to be the location of the owl's nest. We believe that this particular tree is where its nest is located because at its base are littered countless small rodent carcasses and skeletons, in various stages of decomposition, including this tiny, intact skull. In reality it measures no more than about an inch and a quarter in length. An interesting find though.
I took several other pictures of the carnage and the tree as well as other new Signs of Life on today's little excursion.