Here We Snow Again
Okay, I rarely post more than once a week anymore, but I can not keep such weather joy to myself. I must share! My drive home from work:
In wood and water, earth and air,
A silence everywhere.
— Loreena McKennitt, “Snow”
Okay, I rarely post more than once a week anymore, but I can not keep such weather joy to myself. I must share! My drive home from work:
Java and I took a walk at the Rum River at 9 AM. The temperature was only in the low 40s and there was a chilly wind. Quite a switch from the 70s and even 80s that we had earlier in the week. But mostly sunny so that made it still gorgeous out. The clouds…
Minnesota State Fair Time to harvest the fields To many of us Eating is a pretty big deal For now there is fun Before school has begun So let’s joyfully swing To and fro Many come for the food Some come for the rides Some teens come looking for love I remember those times… Now…
Life often feels like an endurance test. Maybe that’s not a bad thing. I have dreamed of doing endurance riding. Maybe just look at it that way – the challenge, the training, building my strength, learning when to speed up and when to take it slow, knowing how to maneuver through obstacles, to come back…
The affirmation “I am lovable.” doesn’t mean much if no one loves you. Gotta love Valentine’s Day… Skijoring Update Java and I went skijoring on Sunday and there were about five other people with dogs there, which may explain why I fell four times, but only twice on my bad shoulder. Java and I did…
Sometimes we balk at embarking on an enterprise because we’re afraid of being alone. We feel comfortable with the tribe around us; it makes us nervous going off into the woods on our own. ~ Steven Pressfield, “the War of Art” I’ve been home from my vacation/writing retreat and back to my usual routine for…
I paced around the house in a daze yesterday. I decided I needed to get outside and do something to hopefully unfreeze my brain. So I took Java and myself for a walk. Considering that it’s been in the 40s all week and we’ve had a ton of rain, I thought the walking paths would…
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Good grief! Enough already.
Oh the dogs make it hard not to smile … but warm wishes to YOU.
Yuck! I couldn’t imagine still getting snow!! Hope it warms up for you soon. Although the dogs sure do enjoy it!!
Go away winter! Go away winter! Although the dogs might be disappointed!
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Love the photos of the dogs playing. Someone should enjoy this…shouldn’t they? I love to snow shoe but I am DONE, DONE, DONE…I want to move on to planting a few things (in this shortest of all growing seasons EVER!)and get to biking already.