Stand out

Bitter cold so avoided the coast in favour of the valley woodland. I often let Raki lead the way down here and do my best to follow.  In her brightly-coloured, doubled layered, coat she was more visible that usual  but nevertheless disappeared from view after a while. I guessed she had headed  straight for Badgerland as I call the area full of setts and tracks and snuffleways. She slips through the brambles where I can't follow. We didn't stay out long. The badgers will have the wood to themselves come the dusk and the night will be another frosty one.