Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Snow Falling in New York


It's early Wednesday morning and Gavin is not awake yet. I woke up to a thick blanket of snow. It's still coming down hard and is supposed to change over to freezing rain later. Freezing rain is the worst- I'd prefer it to just snow. Our roadways are very well maintained so it's not as stressful when we get snow. I must be acclimating a little bit. I have an appointment later today and am not even going to cancel it due to snow- well, unless it really does turn to freezing rain and scares me off my game!

The beagles hate this winter weather- they're so funny. I let them out this morning and Starsky sort of walked the perimeter of the yard- sticking to the fence sides to try to find the most shallow snow. Max takes an actual kick in the butt to get him outside! Even then, he's outside for all of 10 seconds and then seeks refuge inside. Inside, they like their blanket or bed right next to the radiator so they get the nice warm air. It's really quite pathetic. What's next - a snuggie?

I know that it's also very cold on the west coast- we'll be heading that direction on Saturday morning. I really hope the weather takes a pause to allow our travels to go uninterrupted. We're anxious to get back home and reconnect with all of our friends and family. In the meantime, here are a few photos of our first  real snowstorm of the season. I'll likely post a few of the Gav man when he wakes up and we go play.

Starsky, making his way to find the perfect place to relieve himself.

Still looking...

My garden and patio are somewhere under there!

The porch, while dusted with snow, still looks inviting to have a cup of coffee out there!

5 comments:

Hillary said...

Your porch looks gorgeous!! I'm sure it's much more fun when it's not a pain in the ass. Hopefully you won't get nailed with the freezing rain, though. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that I'll get to see you while you're here! :-)

Jenny said...

I'd love to see you Hillary- it's been a long time! Will you be at your parents house over the holidays at all? We will be around Silverdale from the 19th until the 25th. It would be fun to meet up for coffee or lunch or something. I'm sure we'll head into Seattle as well...

Meg said...

Yes, yes you should get the dogs a Snuggie! My cat has decided to live in my bed under my blankets till June. Travel safe!

Emily said...

It's beautiful! Safe travels - can't wait to see you guys!

jenny goodman said...

I actually saw snuggies for dogs yesterday at Longs.