Time - 5:36pm Eastern Standard Time
Temperature: 34 degrees F (1 C)
Conditions: Cloudy, snowing
Forecast: Cloudy with more snow tonight and tomorrow. Highs in the 30s, lows in the 20s
So a few days ago, everyone got excited because the weather forecast said there might be a *possibility* of snow *flurries* today.
Um, yeah. About that...
It started snowing at about nine this morning and it hasn't stopped yet And yes, I am that much of a sled dog geek. I HAD to get out and go sledding in our little bit of snow. I say little bit. Meaning little bit by Minnesota standards. For our area of Georgia, this is pretty much unheard of. I cannot remember the last time it's snowed like this here. 1996 maybe?
Above picture is of course me (with my head not in the picture) and team. Susan and Bonnie running fabulously in lead, and Calypso and Holly (the foster dog) in wheel. As far as I know, Holly has never been in harness before but she's been really focused when I've jogged with her. It took about fifty yards for her to figure out that this wasn't the Let's Chew On Calypso's Ear game and then she pulled the tug tight and kept it tight for the rest of our short run. She enjoyed it tremendously and was not at all stressed by the experience. So thumbs up for Holly-dog!
And speaking of Holly, in light of popular demand (*cough*Bonz*cough*), here are the full lyrics to my Mom's sled-dog revision of Deck The Halls (that I mentioned in the my post http://wolfmoonsleddog.blogspot.com/2010/12/deck-halls-with-bow-wows-of-holly.html).
Deck The Halls Revised
By Harriet White
Deck the halls with bow-wows of Holly
Woo-woo, woo-woo-woo, woo-woo, woo, woo
We are huskies and we're jolly
Woo-woo, woo-woo-woo, woo-woo, woo, woo
Don we now our race apparel
Woo-woo-woo, woo-woo-woo, woo, woo, woo
Trill an ancient canine carol
Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo, woo, woo, woo, woo
See the snowy trail before us
Woo-woo, woo-woo-woo, woo-woo, woo, woo
So we leap, and howl our chorus
Woo-woo, woo-woo-woo, woo-woo, woo, woo
Follow us in merry measure
Woo-woo-woo, woo-woo-woo, woo, woo, woo
Pulling sleds, our greatest pleasure
Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo, woo, woo, woo, woo
We're so fast, no one gets past us
Woo-woo, woo-woo-woo, woo-woo, woo, woo
Win this race, next time Alaska's!
Woo-woo, woo-woo-woo, woo-woo, woo, woo
Sing we joyous, all together
Woo-woo-woo, woo-woo-woo, woo, woo, woo
Heedless of the wind and weather
Woo-woo-woo-woo-woo, woo, woo, woo, woo
Many thanks to my Dad for taking these pictures. :)
Hope everyone's having a great Christmas!
A
*SNOW!*
ReplyDeletePawesome!!!
Happy HOWLidays!
Hugz&Khysses,
Khyra in snowless PA but maybe just maybe this time tomorrow night...
Thanks Khyra! We had fun!
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry you don't have snow. :( I hope you get some soon.
A
Lucky with snow!!! Nice version of Deck the Halls! Woos to you! And Merry Christmas!
ReplyDeleteHappy past howl a daz Al. I'm heading to MI skiing with my daughters for a few days. Will call you in route.
ReplyDeleteMom did great on the song. Going to teach it to my students.
Hugz,
Sheryl
Great to see Holly fitting right in with the other sled dog team members! Got 6-7 inches of snow in Eastern NC and several more in the NC mountains! Nice song writing, can almost hear the girls giving their best chorus of howls! Hopefully you will get to use your sled more often this Winter. Think SNOW!!!!
ReplyDeleteHi there,
ReplyDeleteI just wanted to invite you to our movement for honoring the 100 sled dogs as well as getting Bill C 229 signed. We hope to get every province across Canada on board. So far we do have every province represented~ We are not against sled dogging but we are very against what happened at Howling Tours/Outdoor Adventures. We do not want the dogs to die in vain. Come join us Mushers!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/A-Vigil-for-the-lost-lives-of-100-Sled-Dogs-on-April-23/139916539405274