Webster is Fading Fast

His eyes are at half mast and he's slowly entering doggie slumber land.

I waited as long as I could before I finished shoveling the balcony deck today. The sun did a fine job but then it moved to the front of the house and I finished the job. It looks so nice without snow and it's the first time it has been that way in months. Now I can walk out there to photograph a sunrise or a sunset without hanging out of a window, as I've been doing. Webster and I are both tuckered out. It was nice being outside though without a jacket. I was wearing a fleece and a scarf and that was fine. See you tomorrow. Have a great Saturday night. xo

Sunny Saturday

I honestly couldn't ask for a better day to boost my spirit and melt my snow and ice. Hope you can say the same. Have a great weekend. xo

A Rainbow and A Robin

There was a rainbow at the end of the day today. My reward for ice chipping and snow shoveling. The slow melt is continuing and the gutters are running more freely even though they are still full of ice. But somehow they seem to be handling the snow melting off the roof. If we had a really hard rain, I don't think I would be so lucky. 

A few days ago, a big fat robin landed on my balcony railing. I was so excited! 

I didn't need that trench I dug through the snow for the flood waters I was expecting, thank goodness. Webster loves it though and he explored that part of the property with new eyes since he hadn't seen the back in weeks. Tabitha likes it too. They are both already asleep after eating their supper and having a short walk.

Great Recessed Entrance

Isn't this the nicest recessed entrance ever? I copied the photo from Instagram. I follow this little dog's owner who is a farmer across the pond. Benjamin Hole documents the ebb and flow of farming life on the Isle of Purbeck, England. This new pup's name is Ochre. Watch her in this little video (click on white arrow). Don't forget to look at My Instagram too.

Waiting for The Rain

This was my biggest project of the day. I had to dig through this snow bank in case the big rains come as predicted. Now the water coming down the driveway will have someplace to go other than in my house. Webster is thrilled. Water usually seeks the lowest point and this is lower than my front walk. The highest point in the snow bank was up to my neck.

These storm clouds started rolling in about 4:30 this afternoon. The weather app on my phone says there is a 50% to 60% chance of rain tonight and there will be thunderstorms tomorrow. It's going to be warm tonight too with a low of only 36° so the roof and gutter melting will continue. I honestly hope it waits until tomorrow to rain so I can pace up and down and run in and out to check on things. See you tomorrow. xo

A Lost Goose

Webster and I were sitting in the living room, minding our own business, when we heard honking outside.

When we looked out the window we saw Canada geese walking down the road and on the bank across from us.

They were trying to stay together on foot, without using their wings.

The honking continued because one of the flock was missing. This one was behind my house trying to find the rest of the family. I don't think I have ever had webbed footprints here at the cottage but the snow out back is full of them. They would have puzzled me if I hadn't seen this lost goose. He/she even went up to the sliding glass door downstairs trying to find the others out front.

Tracks leaving the back entrance photographed from my balcony.

Together at last and then they were gone. This was our excitement yesterday.

Porch with Icicles

I photographed this open porch on Monday at a real estate showing. It's really a hard time for showing properties to customers with all of this snow on the ground. It's twice as hard on the sellers. A nice slow thaw helped my icicle situation quite a bit today. I can hear the water trickling down the downspouts in spite of the frozen gutters. Tomorrow is going to be mild so the slow melt can continue here at the cottage and all over!

Dusk at My Cottage Yesterday

Webster and I had just finished working on the snow banks on both sides of our semi-circular driveway out at the road. The morning snowfall, once again, had been plowed into both entrances by the County Trucks. Just as I gathered my tools and was headed back to the house, the cutest clouds passed over the cottage. I dropped everything and reached in my pocket for my iPhone and clicked away. Webster got in the picture too. He is the best helper, always at my side. It's 18° right now and my weather app shows snow this morning turning to rain later. So far, nothing so I will eat a power breakfast of steel-cut oats and put on my working clothes and try to prepare. Webster has eaten and is napping on the sofa awaiting my next move. See you later. xo