A bit mair snaw afore the thaw

Thursday the 14th of January 2009.
The snow which had been steadily melting over the last couple of days returned overnight and this morning.Wellies on i headed out for a little walk.
The birds are surviving well.The turnover in the pound shop for peanuts and sunflower seeds has been phenomenal.They're a nature loving crowd around Newton Stewart.
Here's the pond at the Barnkirk sawmill.
There was hardly a soul out this morning.This wee chap seemed happy enough though.
Over by Knockbrex i was eyed with suspicion.
I came across quite a few tracks.At the top here would be deer,and obviously a large bird on the bottom,but the middle ones looked like cat.Maybe the big black cat that keeps getting spotted round these parts.
Over towards Barbuchany i spotted some cattle.Hopefully they had another water trough,this one would take some licking !
Meanwhile back on the roads it's business as usual.
Nearly ten o'clock at night now,and the snow's nearly gone.It'll stay up the hills a little longer,but that's probably our lot for a while.