Snowy Play: We finally got some snow in the month of February, and it was just perfect for snowballs! Kasha was ecstatic!
Family Frisbee Game: We are so limited with what we can do as a family anymore, that the daily afternoon Frisbee game has become quite special to us. Kasha absolutely loves it and gets soooo excited to go out to play when I arrive home from school.
Drew and Kasha play in the snow: Kasha has Drew walk up and down their trail over, and over, and over as she chases the ball. This seems to be her favorite wintertime activity.
Winter Play: Kasha is now 13 years, 8 months old. She is too rickety to go tromping through the deep snow of the woods, but is still spry enough to help Drew make a smooth path into the woods on which to play in our backyard. This path is perfect for tossing a ball around on, and she gets 52 minutes of play each day before deciding that she is tired enough to go inside for a snack.
Kasha and Zoe: Kasha and Zoe played in the snow for a short time today. The temp. rose to 40F making it very comfortable for running around in the snow which was soft enough for Drew to be able to throw snowballs with the red Chuck-it device. (Do you see the snowball in the air that both dogs are looking at?)
Happy New Year: Wow, the first family photo of 2010 (taken with a self-timer on the camera, and me scrambling back to the tree to be a part of the photo.) Amazing! We do exist as a family unit! (Note: you can click on the photo for a larger view.)
Zoe in snow shower on Caesar Pond
Carla and Zoe on Caesar Pond
Carla's first trek to Cedar Bog
New Year’s Eve Walk to Cedar Bog: Neighbor Carla, Crazy Dog Zoe, and I hiked a 3.25 mile round trip to Cedar Bog today. I was feeling a wee bit guilty as Kasha had to stay home. She gave me such a forlorn look as I left without her, poor old doggie. It was a gorgeous afternoon for a hike as the temp. was 26F and a light snow was falling. We left home at 1:45 pm and arrived back at the dock at 4:15 pm. There was no one in the woods but us, and we had a real feeling of adventure. Cedar Bog is such a pretty water body, and the ice was frozen enough to walk on, but it was so incredibly slick (like glass) that even our Yak Trax had trouble giving us enough grip. The upshot of this was that we couldn’t venture very far out. We’ll have to wait until there is more snow cover to give us better traction in a few weeks.
Jane on trail to Cedar Bog
Snow Angel
Aaron
Skating Party (Notice our house in back)
Happy Holidays: Sister Jane, Bro-in-Law David, and Nephew Aaron came for a visit over the weekend. Their timing was perfect for a nice walk in our lovely Maine woods. We strapped on the YakTrax, grabbed a few ski poles (used for pulling a snow angel up to a standing position), and trekked across the pond to the snowmobile trail. Upon our return, we encountered a skating party playing a friendly game of ice hockey. Fun!
Where are Drew and Kasha? Well…old Kasha is too frail to handle the uneven ground of the trails, so she has to stay home. Drew and I take turns going out into the woods these days. Ugh…but someone has to keep the pup happy and safe.
Happy Thanksgiving!
We hope you enjoy this fun seasonal song from The Radio Adventures of Doctor Floyd: Agnes’ Library
