Our Furry Babies in the Snow...

It's cold, 4 degrees this morning, and we are expecting a high of 23 degrees today, but at least the sun is out.  Izzie and Emmi have differing opinions about the snow.  Izzie LOVES it, she runs through it, rolls in it, and isn't in much of a hurry to come inside.  Emmi, in her little coat, HATES the snow.  She stands at the door, looking up at me like she's asking why she has to go out there... She stays inside the path that is shoveled for her, or at least very near the path, and she rushes back inside as quickly as she can.  Although, as I've said before, if she sees a squirrel out there she would run after it and not pay any attention to the snow.  With her ears flying in the breeze and her feet kicking up the snow, she tries her best to catch those squirrels.  It's funny!!  The other thing she likes is when daddy is outside with them... They both love it when he tosses snowballs, they run and try to catch them as they break apart in their mouths, it's cute.  Emmi doesn't pay any attention to the fact that she's in the cold snow when she's playing with daddy!!  When it's this cold outside though, they can't be out too long, their paws can't take the cold snow too long.  I know they have doggie boots, but neither of our dogs would like that very much! lol!  Emmi is a good sport about her coat, but that's about all she would go for!

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥  Thank you for visiting today!  Wishing everyone a great day, stay warm and safe out there!  ~Trina

Wordless Wednesday - SNOW!

Well, just a few words... These pictures are from a previous winter, but snow is definitely on its way!!!!  Burrrrrrr....

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥  Thank you for visiting today!  Wishing you a GREAT (and warm) Day!
~Trina

Wordless Wednesday

Well... Maybe just one word... 

SPRING?

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Thanks so much for visiting today!  Wishing you a great day, hope it's warm and cozy and spring-like!
~Trina

Wordless Wednesday - Nature's Beauty!

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥Thank you for stopping by today, I hope you enjoyed my photographs of a little bit of winter and a little bit of spring!  Wishing you a great day! 

~Trina

The Snow Has Arrived!

Well, last week was a snowy week... We had our first snowfall.  Our dog, Izzie, LOVED that the snow was back, she looked at us with BIG happy eyes and ran and pounced and even rolled in the snow.  However, our daughter's dog, Emmi, didn't like it at all!  She's so funny, because you have to shovel a path and drag her outside, but as soon as she sees a squirrel she runs through the snow like it's summertime grass!!  LOL!  It rained over the weekend and the snow is mostly gone now, but I thought I'd share a few pictures of our first snowfall of this season.

Our front yard, I took the picture as I was leaving for work.

The roads were very slippery!

Our back yard looking toward the creek...

This picture isn't very good, taken at night, but Izzie was having a 

GREAT time!!  You can see her on the left...

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Thank you for visiting today!!  Wishing you a great day!

~Trina

A Snowy Season!

I was hoping that this was the last of the snow for this winter season!  But as I write this, I see that snow is in our ten day forecast... Wow!  I think spring is going to show up sometime in May or June this year (possibly July! LOL!).  As you can see in these pictures, the creek that runs along the back of our yard is frozen solid.  Our dog, Izzie doesn't quite understand why she can't get good footing in some areas of our yard.  She looks at me as if to say; "Fix this problem Mom"  ~  And I tell her I wish I could, because I find it difficult to walk outside right now too, especially when I have her on the leash.  She's 50 plus pounds and sometimes I feel like I'm skiing or sledding behind her as she pulls me, trying to get to wherever she wants to go with such excitement.  She really needs to learn to 'heel' better!  It's quite funny to see, I'm sure!  In fact, George was pulling into the driveway, coming home from work one day, while I was "walking" Izzie, and she began to run and I began to slide... And of course George began to laugh.  Yes, it is a funny sight!

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Above is a picture of Izzie. I took that picture right before she decided to take off running, and  when she did, I dropped my camera in the snow.  She really didn't care at all, she just wanted to run and play!  I'm still too nervous to let her run free when I take her outside right before I go to work, so I keep her on a leash... I can just picture her chasing a squirrel or a bird ~ And I would be chasing after her and then I'd be late for work.  She is still learning her boundaries!  It's a slow process... Too many distractions for her out here in the country!

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ The only flower in our yard... An ice covered metal sunflower!  It added a pop of color, which I most especially appreciated on all the dreary winter days!

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Well, if mother nature would cooperate, this will be my 'good-bye to winter' blog post for this year!   Thanks for visiting today!

~Trina

A Place to Drink Coffee and Watch The Birds...

Very difficult to imagine it right now... sitting, with my cup of coffee, at our little table in the yard!  (Sitting comfortably anyway!!)

 

I keep looking out my kitchen window at our little table and chairs in our yard and I keep wondering when I will be able to sit out there again... I love to sit out there in the mornings on sunny spring and summer days, enjoying my cup of coffee... Relaxing a bit and soaking in the beauty around me before beginning my day.  It's very peaceful listening to the birds chirp, watching the squirrels romp around.  Last year we had a black squirrel who kept visiting, he had a white ring around his tail... (No, it wasn't a skunk! LOL!)  I wonder if we'll see him again this year.  We get all kinds of different birds visiting us too.  I especially love the Cardinals, they are beautiful!  There's always a lot of activity in the yard.  (Of course that was before Izzie became part of our family... she may chase away all that 'activity'!!  Then it'll just be Izzie, me and my cup of coffee...  Actually, Izzie alone creates a lot of activity, that's for sure!!)  The great thing is ~ we will be outside, and I'm looking forward to the little buds beginning to appear on the trees, the colorful flowers sprouting up, the pretty green grass... Sigh... I think I am ready for SPRING!  I said that the other day to one of the attorney's I work for, and he said; "Yes, but winter closely follows spring."  That wasn't a fun conversation!

So, at the moment I can only dream of sitting at our little table in the yard...  For now all I see is snow when looking out my window, lots and lots of snow... Snow and a lonely little table and chair set!  Too cold for the birds and too cold for me.  Although it is supposed to warm up this week and I am really looking forward to that.  In the meantime, I did get some great winter photographs, which is always fun!  Here are a few ~ all taken in our yard.

*♥* Thanks for visiting!! Have a happy Day! :)

~Trina

 

Pictures of A Snowstorm...

Okay... all I can do is laugh!  This has been quite an interesting few days here... First of all, our well ran dry and a new well has to be dug.  Probably not until spring, the ground is FROZEN solid.  Boy, I never realized how much we take water for granted!  You can't do much of anything without it!  Anyway, we have a huge hole in the yard where they were examining the well problem which is filled with hay, and now covered in about 4 feet of snow, due to all the snow drifting.  Temporary "fix" is a big tank filled with water in the back of Georges pick-up truck in the garage... hose leaked and the water ran all over the garage floor... now it's frozen.  We have to walk through the garage to get to the basement, and out the back door for Izzie to do her 'dogly duty'...  So, along with shoveling snow, my boys are scraping ice out of the garage.   The blizzard that hit last night brought high winds (I really thought our windows were going to break!) and lots of snow, our propane tank was scheduled to be filled today, they can't get here because of the road conditions... Hopefully we won't run out of propane, keeping my fingers crossed on that one!  Very thankful for our space heaters and for the fact that with all this high wind, we have not lost power! Unlike my daughter in Texas, who did lose her electricity this morning... Home due to the icey roads (snow day for her school), she and her dog, Emmi are bundled up and probably very board. Hopefully she has a good book to read!  This storm is something else all the way from Texas on up...  

Just went outside, because at the moment the snow has stopped, and I took some pictures  that I thought you might enjoy seeing.

The shoveled path for Izzie :)

Yea! Bonus!!!  There is no ice or snow to be scraped off or swept off of my car because the high winds have very nicely piled it beside my car! :)  

My prayers are with everyone, that all of you stay safe and warm!  You know the song:  "Let it Snow, Let it Snow, Let it Snow"  ~ I'm changing the words to:  "Make it Stop, Make it Stop, Make it Stop" :)  

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Thanks for sharing my 'fun' in the snowstorm day today!

Keep smiling!

~Trina

Capturing Winter...

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ One of my favorite hobbies is photography and I am lucky to live in a place that provides a lot of beautiful photo opportunities!  Michigan scenery is gorgeous and the winter snow is magical... a picturesque combination!  Yes, it's cold here in the winter and the snow is definitely a lot of work, but I have captured some wonderful winter wonderland shots and thought I'd share a few of them with you.

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ This little chapel photograph that I took, makes me feel like I've gone back to another time and place when I look at it.

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ From my snowy little corner of the world to you, many wishes for a beautiful day today and a warm and safe winter!

~Trina

A Wonderful Day!

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ I hope that everyone had a very special and wonderful Christmas Day!  We had a nice day.  I made fried dough for breakfast (A tradition in my family) and we enjoyed a relaxing morning with each other, opening gifts.  It didn't snow, but there was snow on the ground, so it was a white Christmas!  We took a moment to have our picture taken together by our tree, before heading over to Grandma's for the evening.  Mary Ann had her whole family together this year (All three of her kids and their families), and that was so nice!  We enjoyed the company of each other, and a delicious meal together! 

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Earlier in the day, George went outside to chop some wood to add to the fire that we had going in our fireplace... and sure, Izzie looks innocent enough in the above picture ~ but that was just to make me think she was behaving herself!  She decided it would be fun to drag each piece of wood, as George finished chopping it, through the snow and off to the far end of the yard.  So they were playing a game of "Chop the Wood, Hide the Wood and Go Retrieve the Wood!"  Fun new snow game...  :)

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ I made some ornaments this year, and gave them as gifts to my family.  I want to make some more, similar to these, throughout the year, for my Etsy Shop, so that I am ready for next Christmas!  This was my first Etsy Christmas, so I wasn't as prepared as I hope to be next year.  I really enjoyed making these...

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(¸.•´ (¸.•` ♥ Thank you for taking a peek at our Christmas Day, and my newest Christmas Clay Creations!  Wishing you a great day!  ~Trina