Spring has stopped by for a little visit. I’ve lived in the north long enough to know that spring is just here for a quick visit and will soon depart for a week or two. Translation: it’s going to get cold again. After that final cold snap, spring will return in all its muddy glory.
Running has been going well. I’m running in a variety of conditions including snow, ice and mud. It’s hard to choose the right shoe for these conditions so I’m sticking with my Wizard of Oz red Salomon Snowcross shoes. They just need sparkles and then they would be perfect.
With sparkles they would be the perfect Dorothy shoe. Just close your eyes and tap your heels together 3 times…
Kobi is practicing her muddy look and is a lovely two-toned blond/brown at the end of our outings. I will need a dog-wash station set up soon.
Kobi and her two-toned mud colour
Here are some other random things I’ve seen on this week’s outings:
That little speck in the middle is the moon during late afternoon
Kobi saw this garbage bag while out on a run and was very scared as the wind made it move. I took her to the bag to show her it was nothing scary and she proceeded to grab it and rip it into a million little pieces.
Kobi seeking vengeance on the scary bag. I was responsible and picked up all the pieces.
We ran to our favourite lake and saw this sign:
They were prepping the trails for the sled dog races and didn’t want the ATVers wrecking them so they left this sign.
And now for your learning pleasure…we hear this little guy every night and every morning when it’s dark (follow the link and then select the audio file):
Boreal Owl: I didn’t take this photo this week, rather a few years back. It’s a cool story for another day…
Kobi found this feathered dude and chased him into a tree:
The chicken attempting to ignore Kobi ( no chickens were harmed in the taking of this photo and Kobi eventually left it alone).
Kobi attempting to will the grouse/chicken out of the tree
We’re off for another run in the snow, ice and mud today. Don’t get me wrong, I do love this weather as I’ve had enough of -20C.
March 16, 2014 at 11:19 am
Sam’s favorites are mud runs. The more slop, the better. Cool owl picture.
March 16, 2014 at 1:03 pm
That’s the same as Kobi. I have to admit, I like a good mud run once in a while myself. It’s kind of fun to get totally covered in mud.
March 16, 2014 at 12:13 pm
I’m so glad that your running is going well again – happy days! Spring has arrived her as well in all it’s glory, and I’m really hoping it’s here to stay. We might still get another cold spell as well, but we might also not. Fingers crossed! I love how unimpressed Kobi is by the dog race sign – it’s just so beneath her, isn’t it?
March 16, 2014 at 1:05 pm
Yaay for spring! Kobi wasn’t too impressed by the sign. I’m hoping to head back there tomorrow to see if the trails are any good for skate skiing. I really just want to take Kobi there to smell all the dogs that were there.
March 17, 2014 at 9:25 am
What a cool looking owl! Whoooo else agrees?
March 17, 2014 at 1:35 pm
LOL! Clever reply, although it is more of a “who who who who who who” else agrees if you’re speaking for the Boreal Owl.
March 18, 2014 at 7:32 am
I am pretty sure some bedazzling is in order for those fabulous red shoes… Do you ever tire of the amazing wildlife? I don’t think I could!
March 18, 2014 at 9:04 am
I totally want to bedazzle those shoes, I think they would look so much cooler and probably make me run faster! And no, I never tire of the wildlife! I sometimes get scared of the wildlife, but I’m mostly in total awe of what I get to see.