The Calm after the Snow

We gave a loud cheer when it warmed up last weekend and the snow finally disappeared. Although Blue Bear had done a great job keeping us motoring, we relished in the new sense of freedom we had, to be able to roam about by paw, going exactly where we wanted, without the risk of ending up on our backsides.

We celebrated with a trip to our local beach ...

The great thing about beaches in winter, especially when it gets quite late in the afternoon, is that you can have them all to yourself. The lack of people, coupled with an outgoing tide and long stretches of sand, gave us an incredible sense of space and well-being. Just being outdoors was a great tonic, definitely good for the mind as well as the body.

Mind you, we kept seeing these big lumps in the water that looked just like icebergs. Perhaps it hadn't warmed up quite as much as we thought.

We went for a closer look and a bit of a climb. Much to our surprise the white stuff was warm to our paws - it wasn't ice, it was rock, and it wasn't floating, it was anchored in the sand.

We can stop worrying for the moment that the next ice age is coming.

Lots of love George, Yorkie and friends xxx