We took in two walks yesterday. One in the morning out on the harbor ice on the way to

Northern.
In the afternoon while Fran attended a senior’s event Siutik and I took to the hills.
Siutik was in great spirits, non stop all the trip. Up and down on the road, to and fro into and out of the wood, surfing the powder snow, checking out the hidden smells.

On the way home we took the brook trail that runs into the old dam. As is usual this time of year the dam is coring with a slushy wet surface over a large part of it.

On leaving the brook Siutik took the southern side while I took the northern rout. Half way along the dam she decided she wanted to get back to me but would not go onto the slush, tried several spots but always went back. She tried the stare that says “hay, come over this way” but I said no way, we are going up the hill to the house.
So she took off at top speed around the wet bit and back to me, just in time too as the dog catcher came along just then on his ski doo and catcher komatik. He stopped for a chat but not about Siutik.

Seems like Labrador is not the only place with a threatened deer population, china is having trouble too.