So yesterday afternoon we headed down the path to the Bay, passing the snowpile the plow guy had assembled in the neighbors’ yard. Pretty impressive, eh? Imagine what it was like the day it was piled up there. Now it’s 80°F. and there’s still a respectable snowpile.
It was a great day for having a little swim, if you were wearing a fluffy fur coat, or for sunbathing.
Or for haring off down the beach in search of mischief. One day I’m going to surprise them and be the one who hares off, taking their supper with me.
The cloud-gazing was good, too. A fine day for that.
We came back past the snowpile and stopped a moment there to cool off. Outside air conditioning. Imagine that. What will Mama Nature think of next? And what do you suppose it feels like to be a snowpile in summer? Whatever it is, I’ll try to capture it for you. I’m off to Field Producer class.
Torch Lake Views 
Karma
March 20, 2012
Yay! Michigan gets nice warm temps too!
Are Miss Sadie and the Cowboy attached to each other by leash, or do the photos just look that way?
Gerry
March 20, 2012
Yes – and yes.
Martha
March 20, 2012
Really cute dog photos! I miss that with cats…
I remember the first time I went hiking in the Rockies in the summer and came across drifts of snow on the trail. The feeling of sun and cold snow on my legs was thrilling and crazy.
Gerry
March 20, 2012
Somewhere in the Old Family Pictures lode there is one of me, age 8, reaching my hands up above my head to show how high the snowpack was in the pass we took through the Rocky Mountains – in July. I still remember how it felt to be there in the bright sunshine on a hot day, with the cold coming off the snow at my back. Extremely odd feeling.
uphilldowndale
March 20, 2012
Double trouble. What mischief those two are.
Gerry
March 20, 2012
I suppose they’re just what I deserve. I am a bit of a mischief maker myself.
uphilldowndale
March 21, 2012
It is your duty. The world needs mischief
Sybil
March 20, 2012
Gerry, do you ever take off the other direction when the dogs aren’t looking ?
I like to turn the tables on mine. They then are obliged to keep an eye on ME !!
Gerry
March 20, 2012
I believe I’ve just given that a try. Miss Sadie caught up with me. The Cowboy is yet to return.
tootlepedal
March 21, 2012
Your seasons change very quickly. It is a slower business round here.
Gerry
March 21, 2012
It isn’t so much that they change quickly as that they get all jumbled together. We had all that snow and now it’s really, really, warm and it could turn around and snow again in April. Which at this point would tick me off.
P.j. grath
March 21, 2012
It strikes me that we are having three seasons at once–winter (snow), spring (buds and such), and summer (temperature). Miss Sadie and the Cowboy look very happy! They should be! Their life is good!
Gerry
March 21, 2012
Exactly. I should have let your comment stand as explanation for Mr. Tootlepedal. The Duo are entirely blissed out by the warmth–and the relative freedom. They will have much less of that during the summer.
Dawn
March 21, 2012
Oh yes, the more unpredictable you are around them, the more they’ll pay attention to you! But what a glorious day you had to be on the beach!!
Gerry
March 21, 2012
Really? I did not know that. I should take a dog training class from you. I’ll trade you some days on the beach!
Dawn
March 21, 2012
Deal!
flandrumhill
March 21, 2012
Isn’t it amazing how cooling a little snowpile like that can be? It’s expected to be quite, quite warm here today which should melt down the last wee bits of snow in my yard. No snowpiles around as big as yours… even in mid-winter.
Gerry
March 21, 2012
You surprise me. I would have thought you had a fair amount of snow. Believe me, this pile is nothing compared to what it was two weeks ago. Such a March.
flandrumhill
March 21, 2012
Nova Scotia had very little snow this winter compared to nearby New Brunswick. My son in Newfoundland also did more than his share of shoveling these past few months and told me this morning it’s snowing there again now.
Gerry
March 21, 2012
It just gets odder and odder, doesn’t it. I think I am going to go study those videos about extending growing seasons with hoophouses.