Monday, January 5, 2015

Winter is here!

I think winter is now here to stay.  We had a foot which collapsed to about 6" with 24 hours of warmer temperatures, and now another 10 inches, so it's well over a foot out in the yard.  I think the cross-country ski season has certainly arrived, even though I'm not allowed to for another month :(.  Here are a few pictures of the wintry day around the yard.

Our tall ornamental grass outline against the darker house.

And beside the birch tree cluster.

A little corner of the garden that I like the looks of in winter, which I pass every day with the dog.

In between snow streamers we even had a little bluish sky, here above the line of pine trees that mark the north side of our meadow.

In this weather Roxie doesn't get far before she's plagued with balls of snow between her toes.  So she just curls up in the snow and chews them off (the snow balls, not the toes!).

It was definitely too deep for slogging through the meadow in mukluks, so out came the little cheap modern snowshoes, which actually have their uses.  I tramped a loop trail around the meadow for us in the deep snow.

And eventually I made it up our drive and climbed over the snowplow ridge, to look down the road at our now very white world.

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22 comments:

  1. You do have a good solid snowing now with this second batch. You have some beautiful photos. Our snow storm is hitting right now and we will see how bad that it is by morning.

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  2. Lovely photos ! Oh WOW ! you did get a lot of snow we got just a dusting grass is still poking out from our snow ! Miggs does the same thing when she gets snow ball stuck in her paws lol ! I like your snow shoes . Thanks for sharing , be safe and cozy and have a good day !

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  3. Beautifully white!

    We didn't really get the warm up after the snow- we got a sheet of freezing rain, so any snow that was under it stayed in place.

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  4. It looks really beautiful. Nice fluffy snow on everything.

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  5. Beautiful! And soon you'll be able to track the wild animals in the woods and across the fields. Makes a walk in the woods like a detective story.

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  6. Stunning, Does Roxie ever get to wear bootees?? Love the weeping grass, laden with snow. Take care as you roam out in that cold. Jean.

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  7. I like your snowshoes! We've had lots of snow so far this year in Colorado.

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  8. I love all the snow! It rained in our mountains today. :( I'm like you - still waiting for a green light from the doc to go skiing.

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  9. Beautiful pictures, Furry. I have snowshoes but they don't look like yours. I think yours look much lighter. And I do have to remind you that winter is NOT here to stay! Spring is out there somewhere looking for us. :-)

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  10. LOVE your snowy photos! It's quite white in my neck of the woods too!!

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  11. Oh, yes, it definitely looks like winter will be with us for a while!

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  12. Thanks so much for getting out in the snow to take these wonderful winter pictures for us! Beautiful to look at, but I'm glad I don't live there.

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  13. I love the early snow on the grasses before they get knocked flat.

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  14. Very beautiful snowfall photos ~ love Roxie all curled up in a ball ~ smart dog!

    Happy New Year,
    artmusedog and carol

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  15. It looks like a very good snow cover that should last the rest of the winter!

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  16. Beautiful winter scenery. It makes me miss the huge ice storm in Dec 2013 - it was actually the most breathtaking winter scenery I have seen. Here not much snow but the dogs are plagued with too much salt on the sidewalks causing issues along with the snowballs. Have you tried Mushers Secret? Helps a bit

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  17. Fun pictures! Roxie looks cold! We had over four inches of snow last night but it could be worse. It looks pretty.

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  18. Lovely series of images. I love the grasses and the 3rd shot down is pretty.. And poor Roxie, snow between the toes can not feel good.. Have a happy day!

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  19. Oh how lovely! We got a lot of snow overnight. I love it!

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  20. It looks SO pretty but soooo cold

    Mollyxxx

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