Monday, January 07, 2008

On Puppies and Snow



I am not what you'd call a cold weather person. I live in a desert, after all. I dislike winter and cold weather, and I tend to dislike snow as well. It's cold and wet, and it is usually accompanied by clouds. I need my sunshine! However, I will grudgingly admit that today, I like it. It means that although I did have to go to court this morning, I'm not about to drive accross the county to the office, since the roads have not been touched by plow, sand, or salt, and it's snowed about 2 inches in the last hour. It was all I could do to make it home. I'm also liking the snow because it's the first real snow Betsy's seen in her short life. She loves it. She tries to pick it up in her mouth and play with it, but of course this does not work well. She also periodically looks up into the sky as if to find the source of this strange form of precipitation. But the most fun seems to be just playing with her buddy from next door in it. Partly because her buddy seems to be more clumsy than she does and keeps falling down. This makes her easier than ever to catch!
P.S. In case you're wondering, Betsy's the one with the brown legs, and both she and Adagio have Betsy's tail in their mouths. If you look closely, you can see Betsy's face peeking out from between Adagio's head and her own rump.

4 comments:

Jana Swartwood said...

Happy snow day!

Anonymous said...

Thank you for posting the puppy-in-the-snow pictures! Betsy certainly is growing like the proverbial weed. Any idea when she might stop? I'm very glad you have each other.

Ruth said...

I'm glad, too. And no, I have no idea when she might stop growing. L would know better than me at what age that usually happens. (Betsy's six months now.)

Sircellan said...

Puppy pictures! Nice to see. I have two 'puppies' that are growing like weeds, too. I must remember to post pictures one of these days. Good to read you're doing well (despite the cold and wet and snow).