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Dry Leaves and Patches of Snow

Bare trees and ground covered with dry leaves and patches of snow. This was the scene yesterday at Legacy Park in Northville, Michigan. It was my first time at this park. With warmth and sunshine, I cautiously walked on snow, ice, and mud. Which do you think was the most treacherous of the three – snow, ice, or mud?

Bare trees in a forest during early spring, with a ground covered in dry leaves and patches of snow.

Sunrise at another park close to home was featured at “Haze of Morning.”

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Posted of Debbie’s Six Word Saturday

25 responses to “Dry Leaves and Patches of Snow”

  1. Bay Photos By Donna Avatar
    Bay Photos By Donna

    The trees are reaching for Spring!

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    1. Pepper Avatar
      Pepper

      It does seem that way, doesn’t it? 😉

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  2. WanderingCanadians Avatar
    WanderingCanadians

    Out of the three choices, I think mud is the worst. At least with snow and ice you can wear microspikes. But there’s no avoiding the mud sometimes!

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    1. Pepper Avatar
      Pepper

      So true! I was slipping and sliding all over in the mud. 😧

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  3. Linda Schaub Avatar
    Linda Schaub

    Ice is dangerous, black ice in October sometimes is just as bad as glare ice in Winter. Mud is a pain – I don’t go to the Detroit River International Wildlife Refuge too much because of the mud. They have a platform to walk on, but it doesn’t go all the way through the Refuge. Then there are those pesky Eastern Fox Snakes, so I go if I can stay on the cement around the pond. The pond walkway is long and doesn’t have railings. I won’t cross if it is windy. I was walking across it once and a huge carp jumped out of the water and splashed me (luckily not the camera), but it startled me – I could have fallen in. 🙂

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    1. Pepper Avatar
      Pepper

      That’s a bit scary! Glad you didn’t fall.

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      1. Linda Schaub Avatar
        Linda Schaub

        I have almost wiped out a few times going around a bend at the Park as the mist comes off the Creek on the one side and you can’t see it. I have seen people fall before when it is slick like that. I often walk off the path and on the grass when it gets colder in Fall or even Spring.

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        1. Pepper Avatar
          Pepper

          Smart move to walk off the path.

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          1. Linda Schaub Avatar
            Linda Schaub

            Yes, safer than the asphalt. It’s also bad once the leaves fall at the park and/or in the neighborhood and you have heavy dew making it slick.

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            1. Pepper Avatar
              Pepper

              Oh, that’s right! I hadn’t thought about that but it’s coming soon.

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              1. Linda Schaub Avatar
                Linda Schaub

                Yes, I am like a little old lady about walking sometimes. I stay in my lug-soled hiking boots or tall boots until I deem it safe. My neighbor took a bad fall when we had that last ice storm and fell on his back on his porch.

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                1. Pepper Avatar
                  Pepper

                  I call that being wise. I wish I had been wiser before falling twice and broken bones while hiking.

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                  1. Linda Schaub Avatar
                    Linda Schaub

                    I’m sorry to hear that. I have fallen on the sidewalk walking to the bus twice in the Summer, but did not break anything, but last September, I tripped over a dustpan inside the house and came down hard on my knee. I’m just glad it wasn’t my head that I slammed. It’s probably good I didn’t walk much at all this Winter to give it a break.

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                    1. Pepper Avatar
                      Pepper

                      Smart decision. 😊

  4. Eliza Waters Avatar
    Eliza Waters

    So little snow left! Tough call, ice is always tricky, but mud can take one down, too. 😉

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    1. Pepper Avatar
      Pepper

      It has been snowing for the past hour so we have a light covering again. ❄️

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  5. PS MacMurray Avatar
    PS MacMurray

    Mud. By far the most treacherous. Or perhaps, more accurately, mud is more challenging to overpower. Perhaps a reminder to pause, not fight, and seek peace instead. Isn’t it?

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    1. Pepper Avatar
      Pepper

      On this day, I agree with you! There wasn’t much ice left but I kept slipping and sliding on the mud. I was glad I made it to the end without falling.

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  6. sandyjwhite Avatar
    sandyjwhite

    Ice I think is the worst.

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    1. Pepper Avatar
      Pepper

      I agree! Ice is the worst most of the time. On this day, most of the ice and snow had melted so there was mud everywhere.

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      1. sandyjwhite Avatar
        sandyjwhite

        That isn’t fun, either!

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  7. Vanmarmot's Travels Avatar
    Vanmarmot’s Travels

    Snow is fun if compacted or right for snow shoes. ❄️ Mud is just a mess that defines “slog” and requires a clean-up. Ice is by far the most dangerous. 🧊 It’s why we own two different types of traction devices (and have worn them a lot this winter).

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    1. Pepper Avatar
      Pepper

      I agree that ice is the most dangerous. On this day, it was easy to step around the ice. Mud, on the other hand, was everywhere. 😁

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  8. Penn,… Avatar
    Penn,…

    All three, Pepper, …they lurk, waiting for the unwary, …( you know, I’m sure I can hear your crunching footsteps, …😉)…💙

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    1. Pepper Avatar
      Pepper

      I just knew I was being too loud, 😉

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