The Dalmatian Diaries Blog

The pups experienced their first ice storm last night. We had freezing rain overnight that left everything coated in a slippery, crunchy layer of ice this morning. When we first went out at 5am (yes, they still get me up at 5am) they were both quite confused and actually a little scared to walk on the crunchy grass (but they did, they are good puppies!).

When we went back out after their morning naps (and mine - nearly 2 hours!!) they were far more confident in their abilities to attack the offending ice. They stood on the patio (which wasn't icy) and chewed all the icy grass they could reach. When I finally made them venture out into the mulched area (which also wasn't icy) they were fully intrigued by the iciness of the world. The stones they normally bound across were slick and they skidded all over. The big log that they like to balance on was also slick and covered with a smooth ice. It must have seemed like a really big wood popsicle because they both licked it for quite some time.

It's still cold out (26F currently) but it's not raining anymore and the sun is melting all the ice quickly so I'm sure that'll mean they'll have plenty of outdoor playtime today. Too cold for me, I'll be watching from the warm house

We had a really pretty fall here this year. Last year we didn't get the colorful leaves like this. Of course, now, everything is brown and sad looking but it's been warming up and we're finally getting some rain so things should start to green up. It'll be nice in the spring to get lots of sunny, flowery pictures of the pups!