Friday, February 27, 2009

A cold, snowy world



The day dawned bright and clear, a pleasant change from the gray light of the blizzard that had blown through the day before, but frost was thick on the inside of the kitchen windows, and the dogs were not eager to go outside -- signs that the temperature was likely below zero.

And, indeed, it was -- 14 below, feels like 34 below, according to the online weather report. She sighed. Spring, and the date for moving into the family's new home, seemed far off.

... Just thought I'd write this little blog post as the opening to a book. Don't worry, you'll find out how it ends soon enough!

Belle had been OK outside for much of the storm yesterday (she prefers to be outside lately, for love of chasing rabbits), but we saw out the window at one point that she was acting a little frantic, trying to find a place to lie down out of the wind. No wonder. Her dog house wasn't pleasant anymore, with all that snow blown into it!


I got a few more pictures ... file these under the "snow as artwork" theme.


It really does have some cold beauty to it, doesn't it?


... For sick kids, these two are in pretty good spirits this morning! Smiling despite their stuffy noses.

Erik's working harder on crawling, now that army crawling has been accomplished. Look out, world!

1 comment:

Kitty Deschanel said...

Brrr! This all looks a little too cold for me!
I just found your blog and so far I love it :)
Great photos!