January Walking: 2012

Gorgeous day! I loved my walk in the falling snow this morning. I think the outlaw gang Bonnie and Gus love snowy days the best. Like kids they eat the snow, wrestle, run like a ricochet everywhere, jump on me no doubt wondering why I'm not frolicking in the snow. Dennis' goats are "hiding" in the shed peeking out at everything. The alpacas love the snow too. They just sit in the wind and snow perfectly serene. And the snow makes everything lovely. Even the bracing wind is marvelous--invigorating. Tracks of wildlife on the paths in the wild area. The deer were busy last night. And it looks like a 'possum' was all over the back patio looking for who knows what. The pond is full. Just a great day for walking Iten's Acres!

When I get new boots down here on the "farm," I regress to my childhood. When the snow is on the ground, I kick my way through the highest drifts. Now that the Acres are under water, I walk through the puddles, not around them. And I bask in the scolding from my 98 year old mother, when I track mud into her room. Ahhh, the good young days.