And so the line goes...

Been a while since updating, so figured it was time to catch up.  Classes have begun again and so time is shorter than it was earlier in the Christmas break.  Checks have been regular, usually on a two day run.  Sending my machine for a swim delayed things a mite on one gap in there, but as the pics of the day showed a bit ago, she is purring once more.  Here's some of the recent fun.  Some are repeats from recent pics of the day, but I'm sure that not everyone is checking all of those out...

The scene, when there is basically no snow on the tundra:

Got so warm (40-ish) for a spell that the beavers were coming out from under the ice to forage...they better get back in before that hole freezes...the following cold front moved in quick...

The mule...

Traps won't fire when they're frozen...damn rain, followed by frigid below-zero temps...

Sun hits ice, melting water vaporizes in the -15 temps, then freezes, and voila.  Game of jacks, anyone?

One toe is all you need...gotta love a snappy little # 1...

Oops..this was as she was being drug out...

This is what it looks like when a fox gets into one of your marten tip-up sets!!...

Porky-pine slayer!

Frosty Red.  A great way to be greeted on ANY morning...

 Marten tip-up set before:

Marten tip-up set after:

He's a beaut!!

Uppa's first fox = happy trapper!!  Good thing he got it, too...I got skunked that day..again!!

More pics to come.  Due to trapcheckers (other than us that is) we pulled most of the southern line and will be shifting north.  Posts to follow...