Snow skeleton

Last weekend, the weather allowed me a walk in the nearby mountains. It was cold (- 8° C) and the birds I had seen there last time were gone. Although the snow was fresh, I coud find no animal prints. But there was a lot of people… Too many ?

I was disppointed but fortunately, I was attracted by the pattern of branches showing the skeleton of a pine tree. And when there is less snow, the design makes me thinks of lace…