sweetpea vs blueberries

finished another puzzle, it has a greenhouse in it.

shower curtains on the floor

here is the shower curtain i spread out on the floor under my grow lights to protect my nice hardwood floors. i'm a messy gardener, always spilling dirt and water. the shower curtain works very well.

dogs playing in the snow storm

molly doesnt mind wearing snow


puppy and his tennis balls


puppy playing keep-away. the snow was coming down pretty good


puppy (left) and molly out in the snow.


lots of snow on these doggies


molly wants to PLAY!!!


molly modeling the snow she brought inside (and then shook off on me a second later)


puppy showing off all the tracks in the snow the dogs made


molly got the ball!


molly lost the ball in the snow...


found it again!


running/chasing thru the new snow at top speed isnt always graceful


bitey face!


more bitey face


i end up with a lot of photos like this... almost had him! and you can see the neighbors little black dog out in the snow!


zoom zoom zoom!


puppy leaping thru the snow


a stuffed animal and tennis ball in the snow. lots of stuff gets lost out there in winter.


every now and then they stop and sneeze at each other, like checking if they're still good


while the dogs were playing, i was raking snow off the roof to help prevent ice dams


and then the loud biteyface game resumes




snowy steps, and the doggy door


a bit of a crash by the porch steps


and then game on again


lots of snow fell on the juniper bushes out front


the weight of the snow pulled this one apart. but thats ok, i hate juniper. i'm allergic to it. i'm hoping it dies and i can cut it down in spring.


this much snow was from one storm. the snow had nearly all melted before the storm.


the dogs tracked up the backyard pretty darn quick




and a video of molly stealing the ball from puppy and leaping thru the snow like a deer
ignore the neighbors dog barking. my dogs were playing and he wanted to come and play too.

ew cooties!

a cute little gif of a cat that objects to being kissed

canned goodies

my pantry was getting bare so i stopped by my moms house and restocked. we do most of the canning at her house and leave the jars there to cool. you're not supposed to move the jars until they're cool so as not to mess up the seal, and cooling takes hours. then later on i raid her pantry when i want to fill mine.

left to right:
applesauce, triple berry jam from two years ago, pears, pickles, peaches, cherries, pickles slices, and four berry jam from last year.

dog nose art

my dogs leave their nose art on the living room windows

puzzle