Braving the Snow

It has been a very mild winter so far. But yesterday and today school has been canceled due to snow. It is a very small amount of snow, mind you. Just a very thin coating on the ground. Nevertheless, yesterday morning Bow was cautious and decided to stay in.

He helped me to continue proofing the new book,

After lunch, I took a very short walk to the mailbox to pick up the mail.

When I returned, Bow told me that he wanted to go outside. I was quite surprised, but I complied with his request.

Bow was not going to get his feet wet, snow or no snow. So he had me temporarily hold the door shut, and then he gingerly climbed from the dry stoop to the bench, without touching the floor of the outer pen. But that does not mean he does not like snow. He sampled the snow accumulated on top of the crossbeam support, and he found it was good.

Brownie just grumbled a little and walked away, but Leo started barking, hoping Bow would play chase. But Bow would not be goaded this time. He stayed calm. No way was he getting his feet wet! He was staying put on the bench.

Leo could bark all he wanted, but there was no response from Bow.

Of course, Bow did not stay there long. He came in to warm up in short order. This morning, after breakfast, Bow asked to go out again. But when he felt how cold it was, he did not venture out. He came back and asked for his blanket, instead. It's not a bad life.

Snowy Days

We have had a lot of snow days lately. Right after the Presidents' Day four day weekend, my daughter had another four day weekend due to an ice/sleet/snow downfall. Even after the sun came back out and the icicles started to melt, it was still too cold for Bow to go out.

The sun can be shining but it can still be quite cold.

On snowy days, Bow tends to be less active. He is not upset by the weather, as in the case of a thunderstorm, but he just doesn't seem to want to do much.

In the spring and summer, Bow is active all day long. But when it is bleak out, Bow tends to nap more, even in the morning. This gives me a chance to catch up on my other work, such as editing and writing and even just posting things on Facebook.

Here is a video from yesterday, when Bow was napping:

All the ice from the previous storm had pretty much melted by yesterday afternoon, but this morning it was snowing again, and again school was canceled.

When I asked Bow what he thought about it snowing yet again, he accepted the situation philosophically. When it is cold out, sometimes Bow just likes to snuggle.