What A Relief It Melted

Percy:  No, this is not what is happening today. This was last Monday, January 27th. Our first, and hopefully, only snowfall of the year. We were offline at the time that horrible storm moved into the "sunny South" and couldn't share photos so we're going to share them now. 

Cameron:  There was basically no traffic, only snow and ice.

Cyndi  We could have counted every car that went by on both roads because of the loud crunching of tires on ice or tires trying to get traction on a bad patch.  Fortunately, there were very few vehicles during the night or we wouldn't have gotten any sleep.  And I do need my beauty sleep.

 

Buddy:  This was Marcus' first glimpse of snow.  As you can see from the few paw prints, he and Sam did a quick pee and wanted back inside.  But Jan stood on the top step in her boots and a coat taking pictures and made them stay outside to enjoy the snow.  I get cold easily, so Jan let me in the house. 

Micah:  See all the paw tracks now?  Sam and Buddy finally got the hang of it and started to play.

Merci:  I sat on a step and watched the snow fall.

Rusty:  This is what it looked like by the next afternoon.  Kids were outside playing and the ice was melting on the street.

Percy  Doesn't that look peaceful?  Jan said the snow was pretty but she was glad she didn't have to go anywhere in it.

Sam:  We're glad the snow and the icicles on the house have melted.  We are not prepared for weather like this, as folks are in areas where ice and snow are "normal," so in advance of the storm, it was announced county offices and schools would be closed and people were told to stay off the roads. 

Buddy:  We saved these photos for Thankful Thursday because we are truly thankful this is in the past and we've had a chance to thaw out.  It's been so cold here this winter, we have missed many of our walks.  I don't expect Jan will want to make up for them in the spring.  She's getting kind of old, you know. 

We're going to join Pepi Smart Dog for Thankful Thursday.










And also Thoughtless Thursday co-hosted by Ruckus the Eskie and Love is Being Owned by a Husky..

Grab A Bag and Run

Marcus checking out package

Marcus:  Hey, look what I found, guys.  Wonder what it is?

Buddy & Marcus checking out package

Buddy: It's a Wag Pac, Marcus.  We had one last month, just before you arrived.

Marcus:  Is it for me?

Buddy:  No, it's a gift for me, but I'll share with you.  The collar is a pretty blue and it's got a zippered stash pocket.  Guess that's to hold all the money I don't have.

Marcus:  There are treats and a toy.  Can I have them?

Buddy:  You can have some of the treats and you can play with the Boney Squeaky Ball.  Just don't destroy it like you've been doing with everything else.

Marcus;  I'm sorry.  I've got really good teeth.  I have to do something with them besides smile pretty.

Sad Sam

Marcus:  Sam, why do you look so sad?

Sam:  Because there isn't anything in there for me.

Buddy:  Of course there is.  You'll get a share of the treats and you can play with the squeaky ball too. 

Sam & Buddy check out Wag Pac

Sam:  Thanks.  I was feeling left out.  I feel better now.

Buddy:  Actually, Merci is the one who is left out - of the pictures, anyway.  You and Marcus always show up when the camera comes out, Sam, but Merci is shy and doesn't like to pose.

Marcus:  Does that mean she won't get any treats?

Buddy:  No, she'll show up when a treat bag is opened.

Marcus:  And when will a treat bag be opened?

Sam:  Just as soon as Jan puts the camera down.

Marcus:  Will she put the camera down faster if I grab a treat bag and run?

Green Pets of America, Georgia is the charity we chose to benefit from our Wag Pac.

Looking for the Pieces

Sam:  You might recognize this photo of a much younger Cameron and Merci.  Yesterday it was in sepia.  Today it is in black and white.  Tomorrow we just might post them in purple or green.  (Kidding perhaps.)  They look good in any color.

Rusty:  We like to start the week with a Sunday Smile, so we have a gag video for you today. 

Merci:  This is the perfect example of why you do not disturb a sleeping cop.  In any country.  Enjoy.


If the video doesn't play, click here.

Sam:  We're off to join Dashshund Nola's Black and White Sunday blog hop, co-hosted by Sugar the Golden Retriever.       (Sugar is recovering from surgery to remove the remaining masses under her tongue, so do stop by and say hello.)

Rusty:  Jan says she's been losing her mind trying to catch up after after being offline for a bit, so please forgive us if we haven't been by to visit you for a while.  We've been kept very busy here looking for the missing pieces of her mind.  We're not sure what to do with them if we find them, but it will make Jan very happy and a happy Jan makes for happy Funny Farmers.

Canine Sniffing Schnoz

Cameron & Merci

Micah:  Why are we posting this picture?  Do we know these two?

Cyndi:  Of course we know these two.  That's a photo of Cameron and Merci.

Rusty:  Are you sure?  They look so young.

Cyndi.  They are young.  Cameron was just a kitten.  He used to come visit Merci and they'd hang around together. 

Micah:  But Cameron lives here.  Why would he need to visit and hang around?

Cyndi:  Because he didn't live here yet.  He wanted to 'cause he was lonely, but he lived next door.  He and Merci were very close.

Rusty:  Did he like you, Buddy?

Buddy:  I didn't know them yet.  I joined the Funny Farmers a few months later.  

Cyndi:  I'm the only one left who remembers Cameron when he was really young.

Percy:  *clears throat*  Ahem!  Have you forgotten me?  I'm only 2 weeks older than Cameron and I've lived here since I was a little pipsqueak.  Um, I mean a little squeaker ... a baby, I was a baby. 

Cyndi:  Sorry, Percy.  You're correct.  You did know Cameron when he was very young.  

Percy:  There have been so many changes around here in the last 9 years. We've lost Grayce, Jenny, Crystal and Cotton.  

Micah:  I haven't lived here as long as the rest of you.  Do I understand correctly, the only thing that hasn't changed is Jan?

Cyndi:  Yes.  We've tried to exchange her for a human with a better memory and more green papers so we can get an allowance or our own credit card.  The woofies even took her out and tried to lose her a few times - but she's like a yoyo; she keeps coming back. 

Micah:  Then shouldn't we give her an award for being able to find her own way home?   

Rusty:  No!  If we compliment her on finding her own way home without a canine sniffing schnoz to follow a trail, she'll get a swelled head which won't fit through the front door.  Who would shop for our food?

Buddy:  This is making me hungry.  I think we need to wrap this up and I'll use my sniffing schnoz to find us a snack.

Percy:  We are joining the Sepia Saturday.blog hop.  It's hosted by Ruckus the Eskie.