Sunday, February 24, 2013

just pictures of snow...









ol man winter, aint' done yet...

We are certainly in the winter season, never mind what the ol' ground hog said... it's February, and it's winter. We also seem to be in this "weekend snow storm" pattern... which I guess isn't so bad, at least - for me - it doesn't cancel "things".... We were expecting the church young group to come to the farm today for sleigh rides. I wanted to use our little red sleigh because I thought it could hold more .. thing is, we haven't hitch Duke to it.
So, with the snow already falling, we went out to give the red sleigh a practice run. It went beautifully, and I think I like it better than the box sleigh... I sit a little higher (and can see better)  and the runner go well in the snow... I don't think Duke cares one way or the other.. for him it's still "work"... but he was his usual good boy.
He went along no big deal... and I haven't had him out since the New Year. I love having a horse that just "hitches and goes"....
Ed drove as well... he goes good for anyone, just gotta love this horse!!!!!
That evening, we decided to go and see a movie. We had been wanting to see "Lincoln" and Ed found it at a local theatre. We called our buds, Kelli and Rick, and since neither Moxie or Rylie had been to a movie, we brought both the service puppies. They did great... they had to squish between the seats....
And, of course, the theatre got dark, and the movie is very loud.. to which neither cared. Towards the end of the movie, Rylie got restless.. I was worried that she had to go out and potty... but turns out that she was cold. The theatre was very cool and the floor was cold... poor girl. I wished I had brought her little "bed" for her to sleep on.. next time, I will need to remember to bring it along... often floors in public places can be really cold.
It was raining down on the coast, but the closer we got to home the snow began again. Ed got the wood furnace filled for the night....
And the trees were getting pretty bent down with the heavy snow.... Spring isn't far off... so I have decided to just enjoy....oh, and since the snow was so wet and heavy - church was cancelled this morning and no youth group this afternoon....  :(