The Lucky Dog Blog

LAST NIGHT'S SNOW

Out on our back door was a lot of snow. So much has accumulated that you can hardly see the chair. It was a wet, heavy snow and judging from the snow on the railing (all new) about 8–10 inches fell. It is gorgeous to see.

  

Our front yard is a sea of snow.  It is no longer possible to see the shrubs, they are just big lumps in the snow cover. If you look at the end of our driveway (below) you can see that the City snow plow has blocked our exit. Fortunately, we didn't have to go anywhere today so we will wait until our plowing guys get here. The trees are unusually pretty because the wet snow stuck to the branches. The evergreens look as if they have been hit with divinity frosting. It is very cold according to the weather site.(Sur thermometer is covered with snow)

  

Needless to say, there will be no trail walk today for Marilyn and me.

Lucky

DAY AFTER DAY OF COLD WEATHER

Marilyn said I had better let my friends know that we are ok. It has been so boring and cold that there isn't much to say around here. We have plenty of supplies and can get out if necessary. That is a key statement.

We have a membership in the AARP road service program that has come in very handy. The little battery on the Prius got tired and didn't want to work a couple of days last week, so Marilyn decided it was time for a new battery. The service was excellent, but she didn't want to find that the car wouldn't go at some critical juncture so after the start on Wednesday, she just motored on up to the Toyota dealer to get a new battery. (She did call first.) She got there early, but that was ok as they have a comfortable waiting room and she stopped for a sandwich at Wendy's so she could read and have lunch while she waited. Two hours and $400 later (those little batteries are spendy, the guy said) plus new windshield wipers and some kind of really important belt that was worn, she was on her way and back to our little house on 14^th  Avenue.

I greeted her with my best mighty bark of hello and she seemed pleased to see me as well.

Al still has a cough that would make a TB sanitarium envious, but seems to feel ok. It is almost as startling as my mighty bark and has been a part of our lives since November. We are hoping that it goes away soon.

Meanwhile, the Olympics are on and that gives us some diversion. Somehow we don't enjoy the cold and snow as much as those athletes seem to. Perhaps we should take up snowboarding or something. I bet I would be an ace at that.

Lucky