We were up this morning at 3 to get our oldest daughter off to Florida for a mini-vacation.
Then at 5:30 we met our second oldest daughter and her husband at Denny’s to take them to breakfast for her 39th birthday! They were heading up to Grand Mesa to snow shoe for the day.
We got home by 7:30 and crashed for an hour…naps sure are nice things.
Linda
We warmed up yesterday just for about thirty minutes…then it dropped rapidly and we froze back up.
But for that short length of time the snow on the carport started to melt and drip off.
(You can see the two tiny drops against the background of the metal building, I hope)
I tried really hard to get a photo or two of the delightful melt, but they didn’t turn out very well…:)
Oh, well…short lived, but very enjoyed.
I hope your Sunday goes pleasantly for everyone. Fuzzy goes in for his operation Thursday morning. I am concerned that I’m doing the right thing…I sure hope so.
Linda
I’m doing better, Thank you all for your magic thoughts!
I even am able to go for walks with my humans and with Boomer.
We saw Freddy Fox on the walk
and I even RAN a little bit and barked with Boomer. Freddy yellowed/baked back at us.
IT WAS EVER SO MUCH FUN!!!
We are still cold… the days are warming up to around 22* but very quickly sliding back down. As soon as it hits 22* Mom has us out the door and heading out for a walk. She said 22* feels almost balmy.
(I think she is sick or something…22* is, well 22* and that is cold!)
Boomer has to wear his coat whenever he is outside, but I have two coats already built in so I never have to wear a coat.
Mom has been told that I look like a cross between a Border collie and a Sheltie, because of my fur. My personality, it the best of both breeds, even if I do say so myself!’!
(Mom agrees with me, Boomer says whatever I am I’m just the bestest ever. I really like Boomer!)
Anyway, here is what the shadows look like around 2-3 in the afternoon
and then what they look like when
Mom takes her 4 o’clock photo.
The Last day of December our Day length was 9 hours and 30 minutes. Today, January 4, 2013 the day length is 9 hours and 33 minutes…we have increase by THREE WHOLE MINUTES!!!! YIPPEE!! The sun gets up at 7:31 and goes to sleep at 5:03. The real noon (Solar noon) is 12:17.
Here is the temperatures at 6 in the morning
The after the sun gets up at 8 in the morning
My operation date has changed, but we will keep you informed as Mom, Boomer and I really appreciate your Magic Thoughts!
Thank you so much,
Fuzzy Doddle McDoodle “Dude” Brown
Yep, Christmas has just past, and yesterday was the New Year…but I’m ready for Spring.
Very ready!
Temps were -10* this morning with -18* for tomorrow….this is what I HATE about winter…the bitter cold.
But, my mailbox is filling up
I sit dreaming about warmth, vibrant plants and flowers… Where I’m going to put them and how they are going to look.
Then what I’m going to do with them after they come into their own.
Hooray for SEED Catalogs!
Linda
Over the river and through the woods,
To grandmother’s house we go;
The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh,
Through (the) white and drifted snow!
While out getting fire wood, the dogs and I could hear excited voices!
Over the river and through the woods,
Oh, how the wind does blow!
It stings the toes and bites the nose,
As over the ground we go.
Boomer started a HOOOOAL so Fuzzy and I had to go look.
Over the river and through the woods,
To have a first-rate play;
Oh, hear the bells ring, “Ting-a-ling-ling!”
Hurrah for Thanksgiving New Year’s Eve Day!
There coming across the fields were three little children and Hank!
Over the river and through the woods,
Trot fast, my dapple gray!
Spring over the ground,
Like a hunting hound!
For this is Thanksgiving New Year’s Eve Day.
It took them awhile to get to us, because there were things to do….like throwing snowballs, romping with Hank, and making snow angels
Over the river and through the woods,
And straight through the barnyard gate.
We seem to go extremely slow
It is so hard to wait!
Gradually, they were there…running and laughing; cheeks and noses red
Over the river and through the woods,
Now Grandmother’s cap I spy!
Hurrah for the fun! Is the pudding done?
Hurrah for the pumpkin pie!
Hurrah for the gift of family!
Happy New Year’s Everyone! 2013! We hope each and everyone has the best year ever!
Linda and Terry
The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2012 annual report for this blog.
Here’s an excerpt:
19,000 people fit into the new Barclays Center to see Jay-Z perform. This blog was viewed about 83,000 times in 2012. If it were a concert at the Barclays Center, it would take about 4 sold-out performances for that many people to see it.
It’s cold here…12*, but still dogs need to walk, and I need to walk, and the little kids like to get out of the house.
While coming back from the upper end masses of Sand Hill Cranes flew overhead….
My still shot was not very good, but at least you can hear their sound.
Linda
Your magic thoughts worked!
Thank you EVERYONE!
All shelter dogs were adopted BEFORE CHRISTMAS!!!!!
Diamond went to her forever family on Thursday, the week before Christmas day, then Zeus found and home and next Athena. No one is left to worry about living in the shelter. Everyone safe and sound in new forever homes!
Fuzzy and I THANK YOU VERY MUCH!
But now I, Boomer, would ask a very special favor of each one of you, for my bestest friend and forever buddy, Fuzzy.
Fuzzy is hurt.
Well, not hurt, but not sick either.
But he is well, in pain.
Fuzzy has a sebaceous cyst; he has had it for a very long time, long before I came to live with Fuzzy, Mom, Dad, the cats and chickens. But Fuzzy’s sebaceous cyst has started to enlarge and now Fuzzy can’t walk. It hurts him. He hobbles along and then has to sit down.
I’m very worried about him.
Fuzzy is my bestest everything. We do EVERYTHING together, but now, when I ask, Fuzzy says he doesn’t want to right now, maybe later.
He then lies down again.
He is also very restless, up-down-up-down.
Mom took him to the Veterinarian; the sebaceous cyst is causing the problem. Sometime soon-in little over a week on January the 7th, Fuzzy has to go to the hospital and have it removed. The operation is a very simple procedure, but Fuzzy is old.
Please send all your magic thoughts to Fuzzy that he makes it through the operation and comes home to me and we can play and run and chase birds.
That together we can bark the mailman down the road and go for long walks with Hank, Shannon’s dogs and any shelter dogs who need walking.
I will really appreciate it! (And so will Fuzzy)
Boomer
What a wonderful couple of days….full of food, family and gifts. My brother and his wife stopped by on their way to sunny California, their car was full of gifts for us. A complete surprise and much enjoyed.
The snow we had is melting down here, but in the mountains it looks like it is staying. As I write this we are in another winter storm watch…Terry and I agree we will take it if it means snow in the mountains.
Our soon-to-be daughter-in-law arrived last night from Grand Cash, Alberta, Canada for a week of visits. She said we are much warmer here. 🙂
Hope your holidays were wonderful. I’m off to visit your blogs now and then back to packing up all my Christmas decorations.
We are heading toward 2013… Boy, does time fly!
Linda
Terry and I, Fuzzy and Boomer, the cats Sam and Monkey, are wishing each and everyone of you a delightful and warm Christmas!
Thank you so much for you friendship and for opening the world to me through your homes near and far!
Once more, MERRY CHRISTMAS!
Linda
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