Here’s another installation in the antlers in the Gabriola woods series of blog posts. Splendid antlers, no? I hope they last a long time, as I’m inordinately fond of this pair.
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I know you’ve been waiting to see more of the mysterious antlers in the Gabriola woods, so here you go. For ages these antlers were twisted: one looked as it should, but the other had drooped down to point at the ground. We called them the twisty antlers. And then a few weeks ago – [...]
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These antlers are in the middle of nowhere in the Gabriola woods, where they mark a trail junction. When I began to explore the obscure trails, I was always so pleased to find another set of antlers. It felt like a treasure hunt. Now that I think of it, finding new delights in the woods [...]
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Here you go: another set of antlers in the Gabriola woods. Antlers are a more interesting sort of trailmarker than those trailmarkers in the 707; I wonder if that’s why nobody’s ripped them down. But then, most people don’t notice the antlers in the first place, so maybe that’s what protects them.
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Two paths diverge in a Gabriola wood. This antler, wedged between two trees, marks the spot.
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A few years ago I started finding antlers mounted on trees in the Gabriola forest. Have you seen any of them? The antlers shown here were clean and white when I first saw them, but they’re turning green with age now.
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Continuing our sometimes-series on unusual trailmarkers in the Gabriola woods, I offer you this stunning specimen, which appeared within the last month or so. What kind of horns do you think these are? Steer?
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