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Between Our Steps: Under the Snow

Even when the snow appears untouched, a hidden world of creatures is burrowed beneath, sheltering through winter and waiting for spring.

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Cathy Hird
Feb 02, 2025
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aerial photo of snow covered tree lot
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In the middle of an open area, the snow a clean white blanket, nothing marked the surface but a few wind-driven waves. Still, the dogs both had their noses to the ground snuffling. They thought there was something interesting in this spot.

It didn’t seem the right place for a mouse’s nest or a sq…

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Cathy Hird lives between the escarpment and Georgian Bay, the traditional territory of the Saugeen Ojibway Nation. Retired farmer and United Church minister, Hird writes fiction and creative non-fiction, with seven published fantasy and SciFi novels.
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