I love to walk dirt roads. I love to drive dirt roads (though definitely not at this time of year).

This is a great time of year to shake off winter’s inertia, and today was perfect for that. The air was cool enough to make walking feel great. The quiet was so intense, I was startled to hear the trickle of water where a brook or rill had broken loose from its snowy chains.

In other words, it was

And to make it even more special, look what I found dancing in the woods.