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[salixbabylon]

Am finally really home (was only half-home before, i.e. staying at my in-laws' for the night on the way back) and my ears have popped. Still sick, but very glad to be home and able to fully geek out. :)



OK, so it doesn't snow in Santa Cruz. Like, ever. It rarely freezes even, so like most people who grew up somewhere other than the CA coast, sometimes we need to go somewhere that it snows. In California, this is calling "going to the snow." Some people ski or snowboard, but mostly we just go to look at the marvel that is frozen water on the ground. I occasionally strap on snowshoes and clomp around, while my sweetie goes cross-country skiing with the dog and/or we throw snowballs for the dog to fetch/get confused by. Mostly, we stay inside and read and eat and revel in not being at home.

The cabin we stay at (heartofslash corrected me that this is a house, not a cabin. ;) )



Look! Snow! Actually, I really was surprised that there was so much snow in mid-April. I gather that's fairly unusual, but we were at an elevation of 6000 feet, so not totally unheard of.





Having artistic pretensions:



Wildebeest tracks!



The wildebeest:







(I know, I know - too many dog pictures. Can't help it - no kids.)

Comments

[mellacita.livejournal.com]

your dog is adorable awwwwww

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

Aww, thank you! It's his job. ;)

[abluegirl.livejournal.com]

Your puppy is so CUTE! I love big silly dogs. :)

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

He definitely is a big SILLY dog. :) He fits his name (Oswald) very well in that way.

[jasmineskie.livejournal.com]

Awww... your dog is such a cutie! :D What a sweet, happy face. :)

And there's only so much snow still up there because there was *tons* more snow up there this winter. :P I didn't see my front lawn for more than six weeks because it was buried under snow this winter, and that's really unusual.

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

Thank you! He's definitely a happy dog. :)

I just can't imagine living in that area/your area permanently. Snow always seems to unreal to me, a "treat" that you go and gawk at once a year. Gorgeous, though. I'm glad you made it through the hard winter and I hope spring has reached your place by now!

[niennas-dreams.livejournal.com]

Lovely pics...lovely dog! :D He's gorgeous.

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

Thank you! It's his reason for living. ;)

[loony-moony.livejournal.com]

That is such a pretty dog. My sister would coo at him for hours. :D

[salixbabylon.livejournal.com]

And he would try to get on her lap and cover his face with slobber as he bathed her with his doggy love. He's a very *moist* dog. ;)

And thanks! *g*