The kittens paw

The first sprouts have come - the Salix Caprea.

In my Norwegian dialect they are called "Kattlabba" meaning "the kittens paw". 

Minutes after finding the first sprouts of this spring, 

I found two dead kittens in the barn. 

A different kind of kittens paw.

The circle of life and death revealed itself to me. 

I'm honored, humbled and a bit sad.