Snow.............

Sweet icicles Karl, careful so you don't "poke" an eye out!!!

Most of them melted with last week's thaw. I was able to break off a good 4 foot piece from the railing after it thawed and "pulled" away from the frame. It was like an icicle harpoon...


We're supposed to get more this weekend....


My snowblower is ready to go.... :cheers:


I grew up here, don't mind a little snow and cold. I'll take that over the 100° + temperatures in the south during summer... :banghead:


If the dog gets in his stubborn mood and tries to ignore me when I call him outside, I just throw a few snowballs at him to "catch his attention" and he then will obey. (Don't worry, I don't throw them too hard so I don't hurt him. I just need to catch his attention.) A good lob to hit him is all it takes.

He was getting cocky a few days ago standing near the wall of the house, so I threw a snowball at the wall and got him with the "splatter". He instantly became a "good dog", got him back in line again....


Dalmatians like to test you and challenge your authority once in a while. You have to show them who's in charge or they will "push you around"... I've been around them my whole life. I know most of their tricks. I'm on my 7th one myself. They are very smart.

My dad and grandparents also had a few also. A family tradition since '48. Four generations of our family have walked 7 or 8 generations of Dalmatians on the bridal paths in the forest preserve near my house. We also take them on a "special" path that was closed down for over 40 years where a bridge is washed out, but still passable. Some people in my town even own their own horses and walk them on the paths also. Watch were you step.... :banghead: