I found this small skull in the fall of 2005 while walking on the old railway bed which is now a trail. I put it to one side and covered it with a scrap of rug so that it would still be there when I had a bag with which to pick it up. I couldn't find it again until 2006 at which time it was frozen to the ground. So I waited until spring and brought it home and made a painting of it. I think it must have been a raccoon at one time judging from the size.

The other large skull I found on the trail while I was looking for subjects to paint. It was located on an old wagon seat in company with another skull (that I will paint at a later date). I was quite excited to make such a find!


Skull