This morning when we first got up Elaine mentioned that she just saw the marten outside, so we got up to look. To our amazement not just one but 2 martens were playing on the front and back porch, we've named them Sadie & Sam. They are very curious and I even got one to take meat from my hand. Now they have Gizmo's constant attention and he keeps looking where he last saw them go into the snow tunnel outside in the snow off of the roof that is still hanging on. Here are a few shots taken from inside and outside while feeding them. Sadie is the one that seems to be fearless and will take food from me but Sam seems more reserved. Sam is more vocal but both are fun to watch. This is only the second time we have actually seen them but I have been watching their tracks and have often thought that there were more than one but couldn't confirm it until today. Not only will they travel over the snow but they also have tunnels under the snowbanks that have melted out. This weekend was a very wet one almost 4" of rain and the snow is now down to about 8 feet. What a wonderful and exciting way to wake up.
We found our Paradise, hope you find yours too.
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