I don't know how much snow we finally ended up with, but it's a goodly
amount. and, it's purty:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/97312041@N00/71823531/

it was not exactly fun driving home in it yesterday, though. a 35
minute drive took me nearly three hours. that's three hours of
fish-tailing, too. the roads had not been plowed (i saw several plows
travelling in the opposite lane, with blades up. WTF?) or sanded or
anything. every place where the snow was churned up made me slide, so
intersections were, um, interesting. it was really a horrible, horrible
experience. but, i got home without wrecking.

the funny/good/sad part was that i managed to stay on the road, but when
i got home, i slid off our lane and got stuck tight in the neighbor's
yard. haw! much hilarity ensued. i was wearing stupid shoes and short
socks, for maximum snow-up-the-legs effect. i was dressed thoroughly
inappropriately, in a t-shirt and a hoodie, with no gloves, scarf, or
hat. no shovel, either. or cat litter. so, i had to walk home to get
properly dressed and get a shovel and cat litter (and to let harriet
out, which was hysterically funny. harriet: "eeew! WTF is *that*?!).
but, i got unstuck all by myself, which i'm sure, if the neighbors were
watching out their windows, afforded them much high-quality
entertainment. it also gave me a chance to work off all the
scared-to-vomiting energy i'd worked up driving home, so it was probably
all-in-all not a bad thing.

and then i got to hang out with harriet and play in the snow, which was
all kinds of fun. she was much put out at first, but she quickly got
her snow legs and did all sorts of snow-plowing, boinging,
snow-snorting, and bird chasing.

pictures from this morning of harriet in the snow (newest photos at the
bottom):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/97312041@N00/sets/379556/

(i have to say that i'm pretty happy with how the Tracker (AKA the
Pigeon of Delight) handled in the snow. yeah, i was slipping and
sliding all over the place, but not as badly as many other folks. and,
after i dug myself out of the neighbor's yard, i was able to actually
get up the driveway. that would *not* have been possible in the MPoD. i
heart my PoD.)

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I am interested in ideas, not merely in visual products.
-- Marcel Duchamp

"shelly" wrote in message
...
it was not exactly fun driving home in it yesterday, though.

But, Yay you made it safely!

it also gave me a chance to work off all the
scared-to-vomiting energy i'd worked up driving home, so it was probably
all-in-all not a bad thing.

Been there. Makes you feel so "empowered" after it's all over, doesn't it?
Doesn't make it worth it though.

and then i got to hang out with harriet and play in the snow, which was
all kinds of fun. she was much put out at first, but she quickly got
her snow legs and did all sorts of snow-plowing, boinging,
snow-snorting, and bird chasing.

Spenser came out this morning and took one look out the sliding door (where
they usually go out) and let out a "Huff" and headed for the basement door.
The dog is scary smart sometimes. He remembered that when there is a bunch
of snow on the deck that they are taken out through the basement and garage
until things get shovelled out. First time since last winter.

Sassy, the Boopsie Joyous Clueless One, didn't understand why but was
willing to follow along through the basement and garage. And when the side
garage door opened and she was faced with about a foot of drifted snow, she
made a flying leap and landed in over her head. Then bounded up the stairs
to the deck and back down again. Where she flung herself at Spenser, who
was trying to pick his way carefully to the *undrifted* spots. And he had
only left the garage after a path was cleared. At one point, Sassy was
completely covered in fluffy snow - just two little beady eyes sticking out.
My Buffalo Dogs - so very different.

Since the snow is so fluffy, we didn't even have to shovel out the "poop
yard" that we would normally need. We've had enough wind that there are
actual bare spots that the dogs can get to. And the fluffy snow doesn't
entrap them on the sidewalk like a heavy wet snow does.

So Sassy would definitely give the snow two paws up. And since she finally
got Spenser to play in it also, he'd probably have to agree. I'll even
withhold my normal negative thoughts about snow because it really hasn't
created much of problem for me. (But if that wind picks up and the road
drifts in, I'm coming back with a thunbs down.)

~~Judy

shelly wrote in
:

I don't know how much snow we finally ended up with, but it's a goodly
amount. and, it's purty:


It sure is! Nice pix. Too bad Harriet isn't enjoying herself...

The drive home sounds harrowing. Glad you made it safely!

--
Catherine
& Zoe the cockerchow
& Queenie the black gold retriever
& Rosalie the calico

I don't know how much snow we finally ended up with, but it's a goodly
amount. and, it's purty:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/97312041@N00/71823531/

pictures from this morning of harriet in the snow (newest photos at the
bottom):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/97312041@N00/sets/379556/





great photos, glad she enjoyed the snow!


(pictures of my snow friends to follow)

shelly said in
rec.pets.dogs.behavior:

pictures from this morning of harriet in the snow (newest
photos at the bottom):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/97312041@N00/sets/379556/

Nice pictures and nice snow! Harriet's having a cool time!
Haw.

The snow's melting here now, exposing missed poo. Eww.

--
--Matt. Rocky's a Dog.

On Fri, 9 Dec 2005 14:15:49 -0500, "Judy"
wrote:

But, Yay you made it safely!

yep! but, i had my doubts. i'm a total baby about driving in the snow,
though, so this was a mind boggling experience. i've just not ever done
much snow driving, so i have zero confidence in my skill level. my mom
pointed out that i must not suck too much, though, because i *did* get
home without wrecking, while lots of people were not so fortunate. i
saw lots of cars that had slid off the road. some of them were so
higgelty-piggelty that it was impossible to tell which lane they'd come
from.

Been there. Makes you feel so "empowered" after it's all over, doesn't it?
Doesn't make it worth it though.

no, it doesn't make it worth it, but it *is* a nice feeling of
accomplishment.

He remembered that when there is a bunch
of snow on the deck that they are taken out through the basement and garage
until things get shovelled out. First time since last winter.

what a smart boy!

At one point, Sassy was
completely covered in fluffy snow - just two little beady eyes sticking out.

what fun! it sounds like she had a lovely time

Since the snow is so fluffy, we didn't even have to shovel out the "poop
yard" that we would normally need. We've had enough wind that there are
actual bare spots that the dogs can get to. And the fluffy snow doesn't
entrap them on the sidewalk like a heavy wet snow does.

ours started out wet and heavy, then switched to light and fluffy. even
with the winds last night, though, there is a pretty even, thick blanket
of it on my yard. the fallow field behind me seems to have been at
least partially scoured, though. wind patterns are weird. i think
maybe there was a current of air coming off the gas and electrical
easements that blew the snow off the neighbor's field.

So Sassy would definitely give the snow two paws up. And since she finally
got Spenser to play in it also, he'd probably have to agree.

harriet and Spenser have a little bit in common. harriet likes the
snow, but she has to be reminded of why, and needs someone to hold her
paw and encourage her while she's figuring out what to do with all that
cold, white stuff. that used to be elliott's job, but now it's mine, i
guess. s'okay, though, because she's quite a lot of fun to play with.

I'll even
withhold my normal negative thoughts about snow because it really hasn't
created much of problem for me. (But if that wind picks up and the road
drifts in, I'm coming back with a thunbs down.)

we had wind last night, with lots o' drifting. i decided that i
deserved a snow day after my drive home yesterday, so i didn't even
*try* to get out this morning. that's probably a good thing, because i
know there's likely to be all sorts of drifting on our road.

--
shelly
http://www.cat-sidh.net || http://cat-sidh.blogspot.com

You are responsible, forever, for what you have tamed. You are
responsible for your rose.
-- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

On Fri, 9 Dec 2005 19:16:21 +0000 (UTC), ceb wrote:

It sure is! Nice pix. Too bad Harriet isn't enjoying herself...

she is. she just needed to have her paw held. once she got
reacquainted with the idea of snow, she had all sorts of fun playing in
it.

The drive home sounds harrowing. Glad you made it safely!

thanks! hopefully, that'll be a once-in-a-lifetime experience.

--
shelly
http://www.cat-sidh.net || http://cat-sidh.blogspot.com

A new gadget that lasts only five minutes is worth more than an immortal
work that bores everyone.
-- Francis Picabia

On Fri, 9 Dec 2005 14:19:50 -0500, "MauiJNP" wrote:

great photos, glad she enjoyed the snow!

thank you!

(pictures of my snow friends to follow)

i'm looking forward to them.

--
shelly
http://www.cat-sidh.net || http://cat-sidh.blogspot.com

My mother warned me to avoid things coloured red.
-- Claes Oldenburg

shelly wrote in
:

It sure is! Nice pix. Too bad Harriet isn't enjoying herself...

she is. she just needed to have her paw held. once she got
reacquainted with the idea of snow, she had all sorts of fun playing in
it.


Oops, I guess I needed a smiley. She did look like she was enjoying
herself, I was being ironic.

We had ice here last night and I hate hate hate ice. Mercifully the
University gave us an hour's grace period to get to work this morning.

--
Catherine
& Zoe the cockerchow
& Queenie the black gold retriever
& Rosalie the calico

On 9 Dec 2005 19:48:15 GMT, Rocky wrote:

Nice pictures and nice snow!

thanks! for some reason, i really like the one where she's camouflaged
against the tree line. i "lose" her in the back 40 all the time.

Harriet's having a cool time! Haw.

watch out, Terri may show up with her pun gun and blam you to
smithereens.

The snow's melting here now, exposing missed poo. Eww.

yuck. it's melting here, too. i don't think i'll go poo hunting,
though.

--
shelly
http://www.cat-sidh.net || http://cat-sidh.blogspot.com

Harriet Brown wears a man's felt hat that she bought in Spain
Harriet Brown, what a lovely name, such a lovely face.
-- Opal, Harriet Brown