Saturday evening found me over by the canal on the Princeton/West Windsor border, Sunday afternoon I was back nearby at the Updike Farmstead (previous posts – here and here). Both areas qualify as falling within the remaining buffer and both will remain so since they are protected areas.
![Delaware-Raritan Canal, February 27, 2010](http://blog.jonroemer.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/1JR10921_22_23_lg.jpg)
Post-sunset, same spot, it was all about the color.
Updike Farmstead on Sunday:
![Updike Farmstead, February 28, 2010](http://blog.jonroemer.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/1JR10981_82_83_lg.jpg)
![Old growth forest, deer tracks.](http://blog.jonroemer.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/1JR10988_89_90_lg.jpg)
I brought Bix with me on both outings. On Sunday, there was a large herd of deer watching us. At first they hid in the trees. But then on our way back, the deer, having had enough, darted out across an empty field and back into the woods. I have never seen a herd this large, 2-3 dozen strong. Bix, whose fur is so overgrown he can barely see, missed the action visually but was all too happy to explore the tracks left out in the open.
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Update – 2/16/11: The Buffer Gets a Gallery
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March 13, 2011 – moved video to Vimeo.