Winter has arrived!

This is my fourth winter. It's the wettest, snowiest and coldest since I moved here in the fall of 2005. So much for global warming around these mountains.

Snowy is looking for her favorite bones. Tuffy wants to know where the ball she's so fond of chasing went.

Keep them busy

The dogs do not think cows and calves belong in the field next door!

The cows ignore the noise for the most part. This cow was more careful since she had her calf with her so she paid some attention to the dogs. It certainly didn't phase the calf when it was time for lunch!

Grass was greener over here

One day I walked out to see some neighboring cows grazing in the field right next to my garage. They had broken out of their own fields and came visiting to see what was over by me. This pretty lady was curious about me standing a few feet away and snapping pictures. This is not an uncommon experience around here. The field where they were is some 222 acres of mostly forest but has one good meadow right next to me. There are no structures on it. It's for sale again. I always hope that whoever purchases it will build way up on that mountain you can see behind the cows or off to the south toward town. I like the empty fields and forests on either side of me.

Thanksgiving Week 2008

Thanksgiving week, 2009

The skies were glorious that week. I did take photos but just didn't get them up here.

I did snow later that day so we did have a white Thanksgiving day.