And here it is in winter:
...Perhaps we should go there in summer.
Anyway, we went snowshoeing to Mirror Lake today. It was great fun. We took Kirby with us. He wore his brand new boots for the first time. Isn't he cute!
We trained him to wear the boots this week, and when we went out on the trail, he didn't have a problem wearing them. Good thing. He did not like wearing them in the house, but I think he knew that it would not be fun to walk around in the snow without out them(he'd be right too, spaniels develop little pills of snow in their paws that are very painful. It would be impossible to take him on a trip like this without them).
We got up there early and headed out(we were the first car in the parking lot). Andrea noticed the cap of clouds over Mt. Hood and said that that indicated a storm was on the way. She was right. By the time we got to the lake, the mountain was shrouded in clouds, and what was a clear sky was getting increasingly overcast. We walked around the lake, and then headed back to the car. We didn't meet anyone on the trail until we had started back down. We got back to the car by 12:30 and as soon as we were back on the road, it started raining! We stopped in Sandy to pick up some donuts and have lunch. Getting up early in the morning is hard, but it almost always pays off.
We then went to our friend Barbara's with some Joe's donuts. She's new to Good Shepherd, and we told her that having Joe's is required for membership there. Now we're just sitting at home by the fire. Nothing else exciting. Talk to you all again soon!
P.S. Thanks to Sean for the picture of Mirror Lake in summer (and his wisdom in going there that time of year).
3 comments:
WOW!! i can't tell you which i like better.. meaning the summer time pic or the winter pic..?? Hmm?? Both are very beautiful in their own right. But i think the topper pic of Kirby wearing his snowboots.. did it for me! ;) too cute! i was happy to see you both this past weekend. gotta go for now but love y'all!!
I must say that Kirby looks cute with snowshoes on! I didn't know they made some for dogs...hmm, you learn something new every day. Have a great weekend!
I'm going to share this with my Mom because she's been looking for some booties for her dog. They go walking three times a day. He's a very small dog and is pretty cold this time of year. He loves to be warm; he'll sit in the window in the sun and soak it up until he's panting.
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