It started snowing today down at the kennels about the time I got done posting my other blog about my yearling run and was scooping and playing with everyone. I noticed a swarm of 'snowbirds' (that's what my mom calls them) sitting atop the briar patch beside the run chirping and fluttering aimlessly against the cloud ridden sky. I figured it was going to rain because the clouds were navy colored and collecting behind the house like most rainstorms do, but as soon as I said that I saw a single flake flow out of the sky, and that was that. The others starting coming down at a good pace, so I shut up and stopped playing with the dogs a while so I could finish scooping before and If it layed. It sprinkled the tops of the tarps and across everyones backs as they paced around the run, enjoying the moment. A moment of pure beauty.
snapped one of these of the snowbirds that accompanied us today
It stopped snowing right as I walked out of the door after putting water in the food bucket to feed everyone, but I could still see snow clouds in the distance. I went ahead and fed, collected bowls and gave everyone a hug and belly rub before bedtime and then went to working on my camera mount for the rig. I think I have figured it out, and will have to post a picture of it sometime on here. At about 8 pm, after talking to mom, I clicked my KennelCam Center (webcam mounted to where I have can view the kennels from inside the house) and saw spots cutting through the kennel lights and went to the door and finnally it had decided to start snowing again. I could still see the intense rays of the moon slicing through the snow fog, and stood there for a few minutes just watching it come down. Big flakes too.. not little dinky ones, these floated around in circles when the wind wasnt blowing and reminded me of floating goosefeathers. Something about snow that makes me feel so alive and exuberant, like I can take on anything.
a picture of the snow floating around like fallen stars
I'm hoping it will lay. I have already made plans to get up early (before bobby scrapes the road, grr) hydrate, and run a 4 dog team. My dogs love a good romp in the snow so I'm hoping we will atleast get an inch or atleast something to make it look like it did snow. Maw is at work and I hope she makes it home OK, guess this is a better time than ever to see if our new AWD van can really handle snow!
Will update tommorow after our run.
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