Check Out this Blog

I came across this blog today. While not Cardigan related, it is very dog related. It is a blog run by a former Disney animator, Jim George. It is called Draw the Dog . Take a look around, I think you will enjoy it!

The Storm of the Century

Well, the official snowfall total at Dulles Int'l Airport (just a couple miles from my house) was 32 inches! That's a whole lotta snow, especially considering we already had about a six inch base. There is a possibility of six more inches tomorrow night. If all our winters were like this one, I would be moving south! It's pretty, no doubt, but enough is enough!

The path headed to the backyard, where we have shoveled a racetrack for the boys. It is so deep they lose sight of each other and have to "prairie dog" up to find each other.

That's a four foot fence......

My deck railing with an interesting formation......

Another interesting formation.......

It took three different shoveling sessions to keep the driveway passable. I have more than a few achy muscles!

GO SAINTS!!!

The year following college graduation I spent in New Orleans. It is a wonderful place and will be forever in my heart! I SO, SO hope the Saints win the Super Bowl!

GO New Orleans! GO Saints!

Digging Out

Here's a preview of photos to come! We got somewhere close to THIRTY inches of snow. We lost power for nine hours and I can't tell you how many times I flicked a light switch expecting a light to come on. We did lots of shoveling all day yesterday just to keep up, and there's plenty more to do today. I'll post more pictures later.....

Winter Scenery

Another winter storm, one we are warned will have near-blizzard conditions tonight and the possiblity of 24 inches of snow, is just now making its appearance. These pictures are from last weekend when the sun shone brightly the day after a smaller storm. What an unusual winter we are having! Today is the 8th snowstorm that has dropped measurable snow. So often our winters hold nothing but a flurry or two and some icy rain.

Something Wicked This Way Comes

I pulled this close up out of one of the frapping pictures from the other day. It's not totally sharp, but I could tell Jimmy had a great look on his face. It was all in good frapping fun, but boy, he sure has the devil in his eyes!

Yet Again

I hadn't even finished posting pictures from the weekend snowstorm, and we got dumped on AGAIN last night! I don't remember moving to the Snow Belt, but I guess we did.

Here are pictures from this morning's walk....

A view of my backyard as we head out for the trail....


The boys posing on the linear park behind my house. It's an old railroad bed converted to a regional park. It provides for some great walks as there is a paved side for bikes, etc., and a gravel side for horses and dog walkers.

I liked this next one just for the splash of color in an otherwise B&W world....

One of the paw prints in my heart...........