Day 302 - Tree

The last day of October which means that it is Halloween, sadly I did not get around to making a pumpkin lantern so this tree will have to do. After early morning mog disperses it turns out to be fine and sunny. I take a short walk through the forest. A squirrel stops a few feet away on a felled tree trunk, frozen for a moment as it considers what I might be, then it scurries off noisily through the leafy undergrowth. The squirrels here are a dark red-brown, sometimes almost black with a white underside and tufty ears. If you are lucky enough to encounter a Black Forest squirrel close-up you might agree that they look like they belong in a fairytale book.