Snookered – #1LinerWeds

Maddie has us very well trained. Sometimes, she is particular about whether I need to take her out or the Editor has to take her. Sometimes, it doesn’t matter. Monday, it mattered.

It had snowed overnight Sunday into Monday. I spend several hours clearing the driveway and sidewalk of 8″(20cm) of heavy wet snow before going to work (which had opened at 10:00 am). I came home, and I sat with Maddie, as is required. After a few minutes, Maddie got up and went to the door, then came to me, then jumped up on the couch, off the couch and back to the door, and then back to me and the couch.

I got the message.

I put on a pair of boots, my winter coat, hooked up the pup and out we went. We got as far as the steps, and Maddie stopped. The sun was shining. It wasn’t warm, but the sun felt warm. She looked up as if to say:

“Can we just sit here for a while?”

Then she sat.

Then I sat.

Pretty soon she was laying in the sun and sniffing the entire world.

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The gallery has a few pictures from the morning adventure clearing the mess and a few from the steps.

Looking out at the job ahead. It is pretty.

The plow made its first pass pushing snow to the other side (yay). The side that gets the first pass gets about 70% of the snow.

The snow was so sticky, it filled in most of the fence.

The Big Green Egg is covered.

Part of me thinks, “aw, how pretty.” Part of me thinks, “this stuff is going to be hard to clear.”

The first pass is the hardest. Now it’s time to clear the end of the driveway.

This snow stuck to everything. Very pretty.

That’s our sidewalk under there. I hope I can find it.

There’s a method behind the pattern by which the driveway is cleared.

Great River Park

I got to work around 10:00am. Great River Park hadn’t been plowed yet.

“This is nice.”

We sat in the sun for about 15 minutes.

“I’m gonna lay here for a while.”

“Did you say something?” “No, Maddie, go back to sniffing.”

Snoopy’s home has a hat.

This time next week, the sun will be even higher. #DST

MiMi is enjoying the fire, but not the photographer.