Oh deer

I mentioned only yesterday what a harsh and unforgiving environment our beautiful and peaceful forest can be. Walking round the other side of Clay Hill Bottom this morning I came across evidence of it. A deer skull and bone, from a young deer I reckon, the rest of the remains long ago scattered. If you take your own path across the land, you'll often come across the remains of forest inhabitants who'd come to the end of their journey, or just didn't make through. In fact I came across another body through Clay Hill Bottom, that of a pony, I haven't posted that picture, it was still a bit soft tissuey. That said, I have thought about doing a photo post on the topic of death in the forest, we'll see.