Boo watches a dog across the street as a heavy snow continues to fall during our snowstorm in January.
Tag: winter
Stone Cold
Our guardian owl gets a dusting of a snow on a wintry afternoon.
Snow Fingers
Winter Dreams
Snow covers wishes and dreams at the Wishing Tree.
Air Conditioned
We’re in the midst of a long heat wave where it isn’t cooling off much at night, but yesterday we had air conditioning installed so now we have a delightfully cool house. I may have overdone it though when I looked over and saw the pup covered in frost. Although I suppose the trees in the background are a dead giveaway that Ellie is actually outside, this is not from the big snow we had in January but a much smaller one in December. The wind was blowing the snow horizontally in little pellets so I didn’t make her pose long as the dog park is exposed at the top of the hill and the surrounding neighborhood was a more pleasant place to be. She was having a great time despite the expression, she was bored that I stopped our walk for pictures and waited patiently for the fun to resume.
A Snowman About Town
All dressed up and ready for all that Portland has to offer, this well-dressed snowman made me smile when Ellie and I passed on our walk in the heavy snow this past winter.
Silent Witness
The basketball courts at Irving Park will be silent today as we are facing not only extreme heat but smoke from fires far to our north in British Columbia. On this winter morning, however, the courts stood silent in heavy snow that muffled what little sound was coming from the surrounding neighborhood.
A Day for Dogs and Children
Young parents pull their child in a sled down the street while in the far distance a dog walker approaches from the sidewalk, all heading to Irving Park. I knew our black lab Ellie would love the snow but I was surprised to see even the small dogs were having a great time in the deep snow. I’m told we’re actually in the midst of a cruel heat wave, that the snow is not real but a distant memory surfaced, a hallucination brought about by what in the earth tongue you would call heat madness.
Red & White
On a winter morning with everything covered in snow, red really stood out against white in both the doors of the Door of Hope church and a nearby stop sign.
Walk in the Park
Ellie and I weren’t the only ones out and about exploring the neighborhood as the snow continued to fall. They said we had a high of 94° today but I can’t see how when we’re having all this snow. Are they living in an alternate reality? I admit that driving to work today was as easy as if the roads were as clear as a summer’s day, but I put that down to my Subaru’s excellent all-wheel drive system. The house thermometer says 82° so it must still be stuck on Kelvin degrees. Which would be around -300° Fahrenheit, and I mean it’s cold but not that cold, but you can’t expect a household thermometer to be accurately calibrated for such cold temperatures. Brrrrr!
Boolie 