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Since Sky started her new med for arthritis in November, she has become more tolerant of Willow, even playful! She doesn’t have the energy of the young dog but sometimes they have a lot of fun together. I made these photos on Tuesday. On Wednesday, Willow sprained her toe so they are not supposed to play for a while. Can you explain that to Willow who is seventeen months old?

The last two months have been dominated by gray skies. Whenever the sun makes an appearance, it seems like we should take notice. Here are a few spots of sunshine at the end of the afternoon, yesterday. I couldn’t decide between color or black and white.

Winter birding is not for the faint of heart. The weather is generally not favorable for optics and cameras and the birds can be few and far between. Feeders have the most diversity. Here are a few I’ve seen in December and January.

This month, most days have been gray with occasional snow. There is barely enough snow for the groomed trails and I have yet to ski. The girls and I try to get out often on foot but this winter, much of the public land is closed to people and dogs in hopes of bringing back the mule deer herd. So space is limited. We were lucky to find one short trail with no one else on it a couple days ago. The beaver pond is much larger than the last time I visited the area.

The day started with a bit of sunshine but by the time we got out, it was gray. Again. We just need to make the best of it.

Scenes from a walk a few days ago.