Animals
- My Least Favorite Day Of The Year
Just a couple of weeks ago I wrote to you of my favorite day...the end of Daylight Savings...that wonderful day that gifts us an extra hour of life(only to be taken away from us in the spring.) So, I am sure you would guess then that my least favorite...
- My Favorite Day Of The Year
Have I ever told you that my favorite day of the year is the Sunday that we turn the clocks back? It is! Really!I know...you were thinking....why not Christmas, or her birthday, or some other occasion!But no.... all-time favorite day of the...
- You'd Think They'd Learn!
It's been coming for some time now.Yes, Sammy is back in his "bad boy" collar again. On occasion, Sammy turns a deaf ear on us and stops listening.He stays out late...goodness knows where he goes,and usually he comes home wreaking. Friday night (before...
- Sunday Hike
I am told that the temperatures are to climb forty or so degrees this week,out of the single digits to almost 50 degrees! That will be a gift...a reminder that the brass ring at the end of this wintry Merry-go-Round rideis Spring! The animals will love...
- Countdown To Thanksgiving
It's Thanksgiving week!Don't you just love this holiday?Lots of family time...just spending time, eating, playing...without the pressure of gifts and decorating!It's maybe my most favorite holiday of all. It is this time of year that we take...
Animals
My Favorite Day
Have I ever told you of my favorite day of the year?
You might try and guess...
and you would probably say Thanksgiving or Christmas or some
other holiday.
But no,
my most favorite day of the entire year was yesterday...
the end of Daylight Savings...
turning the clock back.
Most people love the idea that they can get an extra hour of sleep that night.
Not me.
No, I wait until the next morning and then turn my clock back....
giving me an extra hour... a gift, if you will... during the day.
It's wonderful....truly wonderful... an extra hour to get more done!
As for time change and the animals....
I was met by the same greeting as I fed each of the critters yesterday...
"You're late," they each admonished.
"I'm not late", I explained. "I am actually a little early!"
Try to explain that to a four legged creature!
If you have followed my blog for a while,
you might remember a story a couple of years ago where I lost my camera in the woods,
while doing a perimeter check.
Well....this weekend was our annual perimeter check walk.
(Except for the fact that we only did a portion of the walk.)
We'll finish in the next few weeks.
Every Autumn, before hunting season, we check the perimeter of our land
and make sure that all of our "No Trespassing" signs are visible.
We always take the dogs...
they love the adventure.
Sadly, though, our Newfie Maddie is getting arthritic and can only take short walks.
So, rather than leave her at home, we decided to only do a portion of our walk.
There is so much that the dogs love about this activity...
so much to explore...
so many smells.
Our walk took us down in "The Holler"...
an area of woods in back of our house.
Our home sits on the top of the hill, the back surrounded by beautiful woods
and a few fern-gullies.
As you can see, Maddie takes every opportunity to rest a little.
It's hard to watch our best friends age and succumb to aches and pains.
Our grey weather continues,
compounded by the fact that now all of the leaves are off the trees.
Add in the colder temperatures and shorter days, it feels as if we have plunged
right into winter!
Here is a picture that I shared with you two weeks ago...
Here are the same woods now...
Stark, bleak, austere.... wintry!
At least they aren't snow covered...yet!
I actually don't mind this time of year at all.
The long evenings give me a chance to catch up on sewing projects.
(I am currently working on quilt #7 for this season.)
And truthfully, the break from hot weather is welcomed!!
I never thought I would say this....
but I love Winter!
(I know, I say that about every season!)
At least they aren't snow covered...yet!
I actually don't mind this time of year at all.
The long evenings give me a chance to catch up on sewing projects.
(I am currently working on quilt #7 for this season.)
And truthfully, the break from hot weather is welcomed!!
I never thought I would say this....
but I love Winter!
(I know, I say that about every season!)
- My Least Favorite Day Of The Year
Just a couple of weeks ago I wrote to you of my favorite day...the end of Daylight Savings...that wonderful day that gifts us an extra hour of life(only to be taken away from us in the spring.) So, I am sure you would guess then that my least favorite...
- My Favorite Day Of The Year
Have I ever told you that my favorite day of the year is the Sunday that we turn the clocks back? It is! Really!I know...you were thinking....why not Christmas, or her birthday, or some other occasion!But no.... all-time favorite day of the...
- You'd Think They'd Learn!
It's been coming for some time now.Yes, Sammy is back in his "bad boy" collar again. On occasion, Sammy turns a deaf ear on us and stops listening.He stays out late...goodness knows where he goes,and usually he comes home wreaking. Friday night (before...
- Sunday Hike
I am told that the temperatures are to climb forty or so degrees this week,out of the single digits to almost 50 degrees! That will be a gift...a reminder that the brass ring at the end of this wintry Merry-go-Round rideis Spring! The animals will love...
- Countdown To Thanksgiving
It's Thanksgiving week!Don't you just love this holiday?Lots of family time...just spending time, eating, playing...without the pressure of gifts and decorating!It's maybe my most favorite holiday of all. It is this time of year that we take...