On Thursday, my part of the country experienced a once in a life time snow. Usually, we get snow about once a year....a little bit of white stuff that makes roofs pretty. Sometimes, there is enough to stick on the ground, and the children make the most ugly snowmen that I have ever seen (snow, mud and grass makes for ugly snowmen).
This snow was different. Initially, they had predicted an inch (the usual) of "winter precip" for the area. The day before it happened, we had fallen out of the snow zone. In the end, we received about 9 inches of snow with an accumulation of 5-6 inches.
I have never wanted to live in a snow bound state, but I found this snow absolutely refreshing. I was lucky enough to be off so that I could get out and enjoy with a camera in hand. Today, 3 days after the fact there is still a little bit of snow on the ground, although most of it has turned to mush/mud. We have had a crazy year (starting last fall) with a lot more rain that normal. We are saturated, and the melting snow is just hanging out on the surface.
I hope you enjoy my pictures:
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Saturday evening musings....
Musings on a Saturday.
1. She's back...maybe.
Mati has been in a blue funk for the past 4 months. I have taken her to the vet's several times without a cause being found, but lots of mysteries suggested.
The funk started in September, after the WRA nationals. Mati refused to go jogging with me. This is the dog that is my 2nd shadow, so I knew something had to be wrong. I thought she might have a subtle injury, as I couldn't appreciate anything...Then she came into season (the 2nd time in 2 months....). I gave her a break from the jogging during her season, but when it was over, she still didn't want to jog.
I took her to the vet's -- low white count without anything else exciting. He suggested she was hypothyroid, although the numbers looked exactly like they had a previous time when he told me she was NOT hypothyroid. Then, she came into season again (3rd time in 4 months). I took her to another vet. He did a hormonal evaluation...blood work suggested she was not in season, while vaginal cytology suggested that she WAS in season. We won't dwell on the concept of the uterus running the show. That mystery, combined with the continued low white count, earned us a referral to the Big City vet who did an US and found nothing wrong. After telling me that he didn't like having dogs on medicines without a reason (referring to the first vet putting her on thyroid), vet number 3 gave me a prescription for doxycycline for 3 weeks without having a reason....I know, I am being critical, but I HATE IT when my dogs are sick and no one can tell me why. I sent blood work to Protatek -- she came back positive for Lyme, but when I sent a a IDEX C6, she was VERY negative. Long story shortened -- we yanked that pesky uterus out after the third season finished (six weeks long) and it was engorged but not pathologic????
Now, 4 weeks later, she seems to be coming back. This morning, she wanted to go jogging with us. When we got out to the road, she froze again, but THEN a pesky little cat decided to cross the road. All of a sudden, Mati, Gabi, Josi and Layla are pulling me.....After that, Mati was back to her old self. I think the cat broke the ice. Think it was in her head or in the uterus?
2. I have decided to try to try some sewing in my spare time. The new house will need drapes and pillows, and after spending all the money on the house, I am hoping that I can produce some of my own things. Well, I was doing great until this evening. I keep getting the same error message (remove lint or rewind bobbin). There is no lint and the bobbin is full. I am assuming that it is a tension thing, but why does this always happen when there is no one to call? No, Saturday morning when I could have called.....nah. Oh, well - there are always computer/picture things to be done.
3. There are times when I am glad that I am not a cow. Now would be one of them.
Yesterday, we went up to the property. The afternoon light was awesome so I captured a nice shot of Gabi. I thought I would try for the cows, next.
However, despite the afternoon light, cool pictures of cows were not to be had. They are filthy! -- hard to ask them to do that when we are SATURATED and predicted to have yet more rain tomorrow (and Wednesday, and Thursday and Friday.....).
How would you like to live with mud to your knees?
They may be muddy, but they are pretty cute, no? Are those not the cutest ears? And the muddy butts? I know, soon to be steak, but until then.....I think they are very cute.
1. She's back...maybe.
Mati has been in a blue funk for the past 4 months. I have taken her to the vet's several times without a cause being found, but lots of mysteries suggested.
The funk started in September, after the WRA nationals. Mati refused to go jogging with me. This is the dog that is my 2nd shadow, so I knew something had to be wrong. I thought she might have a subtle injury, as I couldn't appreciate anything...Then she came into season (the 2nd time in 2 months....). I gave her a break from the jogging during her season, but when it was over, she still didn't want to jog.
I took her to the vet's -- low white count without anything else exciting. He suggested she was hypothyroid, although the numbers looked exactly like they had a previous time when he told me she was NOT hypothyroid. Then, she came into season again (3rd time in 4 months). I took her to another vet. He did a hormonal evaluation...blood work suggested she was not in season, while vaginal cytology suggested that she WAS in season. We won't dwell on the concept of the uterus running the show. That mystery, combined with the continued low white count, earned us a referral to the Big City vet who did an US and found nothing wrong. After telling me that he didn't like having dogs on medicines without a reason (referring to the first vet putting her on thyroid), vet number 3 gave me a prescription for doxycycline for 3 weeks without having a reason....I know, I am being critical, but I HATE IT when my dogs are sick and no one can tell me why. I sent blood work to Protatek -- she came back positive for Lyme, but when I sent a a IDEX C6, she was VERY negative. Long story shortened -- we yanked that pesky uterus out after the third season finished (six weeks long) and it was engorged but not pathologic????
Now, 4 weeks later, she seems to be coming back. This morning, she wanted to go jogging with us. When we got out to the road, she froze again, but THEN a pesky little cat decided to cross the road. All of a sudden, Mati, Gabi, Josi and Layla are pulling me.....After that, Mati was back to her old self. I think the cat broke the ice. Think it was in her head or in the uterus?
2. I have decided to try to try some sewing in my spare time. The new house will need drapes and pillows, and after spending all the money on the house, I am hoping that I can produce some of my own things. Well, I was doing great until this evening. I keep getting the same error message (remove lint or rewind bobbin). There is no lint and the bobbin is full. I am assuming that it is a tension thing, but why does this always happen when there is no one to call? No, Saturday morning when I could have called.....nah. Oh, well - there are always computer/picture things to be done.
3. There are times when I am glad that I am not a cow. Now would be one of them.Yesterday, we went up to the property. The afternoon light was awesome so I captured a nice shot of Gabi. I thought I would try for the cows, next.
However, despite the afternoon light, cool pictures of cows were not to be had. They are filthy! -- hard to ask them to do that when we are SATURATED and predicted to have yet more rain tomorrow (and Wednesday, and Thursday and Friday.....).
How would you like to live with mud to your knees?
They may be muddy, but they are pretty cute, no? Are those not the cutest ears? And the muddy butts? I know, soon to be steak, but until then.....I think they are very cute.
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