While most people were complaining about a recent April snowfall, I went out early in the morning to make the most of it. This is the Francis C. Carter Memorial Preserve in Charlestown, RI. I hike here often because it’s an easy drive from where we live.

There had been some freezing rain, coating the branches just enough so they sparkled in the sun.

Here’s a closer view of those branches.

The sky was still clearing, and the clouds were worth a good, long look.

We followed the trail that leads to an open field. Ours were the only tracks in the snow.

My dog found some mouse tracks and had a good roll in them. This photo leads me to concur with other corgi owners when they say their dogs resemble loaves of bread. It’s true.