Some people have been busy here. Lots of trampled and churned ground, broken bark, wood and twigs underfoot and everywhere the smell of freshly-chopped-down tree. There should be lots of local activity going on in this part of the forest at this time of year - the first wildflowers emerging, birds nesting, squirrels stirring, beetles and bugs coming out from hibernation under the leaf litter. Not this year. Everything is strangely silent this year.

Here's a more cheerful shot from today's walky for those who don't like sad pictures - http://www.pbase.com/poochdad/image/75293337

And here's a couple of shots of what the path looked like before the imbeciles in the local city council did their worst: http://www.pbase.com/poochdad/image/54364972 and http://www.pbase.com/poochdad/image/44292081