Snow the Winter '05 thread

My mother is living in the snow right now, the Belgian Ardennes have been blessed with up to 20 centimeters of snow. We had to be there last weekend, family obligations, and the dog just loved it. Critter is close to 11 years old now, arthritic, hardly any fat left on her bones, going bald... and spent most of Saturday night outside lying in the snow as happy as a pig in the mud !
But when she came in when we went to bed she installed herself on the large couch near the wood-stove and later that night I caught her sleeping belly-up and paws-up, basking in the warm glow of the banked fire.

The snow has gone here in Vilvoorde and it looks like we will have a dry and warm week (5°C).

poor me, no snow for me. Care to share anyone?

Mike.

Ill gladly share the snow with you i am beginning to dislike it

Mike, my mothers chalªt is always open for friends.
If you can handle the chain-smoking feisty 62-year-old owner who drinks everybody under the table that is.
And she might drag you onto a horse for a wild ride through the woods too...

(Message edited by Babeth on November 30, 2005)

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And she might drag you onto a horse for a wild ride through the woods too...

Occasionally on the horse. :)

awww she changes it i think, she must have realised what she had written :D Nice one Babs

Yeah, just checked it, it should have been on the horse.

Although, come to think of it, dragging you across the fields towards the pasture in order to catch the horses first before a ride is really exiting when done in the middle of a moonless night.
Or more precisely on a moonless winter morning, which Ive done often enough in the past... ever tried to catch 20 horses out in the field who dont want to get caught ? And half of them having shed their halters one way or another so you have nohting to attach the lead-rope at ? And then try to sort out with just 1 flashlight which of them is Lucky or Falonne, who are both brown with the same white sock ? Not to mention the completely dark-brown Vagabond, Melodie and Galejade who are experts at blending in with the dark trees bordering the pastures ? Ever tried to find Edelweiss and Cibolet -both grey/white- in the snow ? I mean: you call out their names and they watch what youve got in your hands... if its a bunch of ropes they will uniformly ignore and evade you, if it is a piece of dry bread or -even better- a bucket with picotins they will converge on you... all of them. No matter whose name you call.
During daytime they are much friendlier.

Been there today, snow is gone, and the horses are happy: they have found grass again and that is still tastier than hay.

Brrr horse riding in rain and snow brings back memories

Hmmmm snow thread doesnt seem to be doing as well as last year

Thats cause its raining here :sad:

Hmm snowing and raining here, dont think it can make its mind up

Same here. It snowed and settled, I was :). It then rained and I was :sad:

Ditto :sad:

it snowed here badly then it was sleeting and snowing, me and my sister built a snowman :D lol snow is fun, its very icey here

36c daily temp.... No snow here :proud:

poor you Frank not been able to build that snowman then that you wanted to build i take it?

*Twitch*

Next year, I go on holiday to the chuffing North Pole!:angry:

...And what with global warming, I shall still be denied my childhood dream:sad:

whats wrong with the south pole???

North ones nearer.

You dont wanna go to the North Pole, Frank. Steve and Scott are near the North Pole. :lame:

Dont tell Frank that he dont wanna go somewhere it will make him more inclined to go :proud:

Wee hee snow today :) Made myself a snowbot and stuck the old axe from my feather in it (pic on profile), wish I had time to add some more detail though. Did anyone else have fun in the snow today? :)

Nope had no fun in the snow today cos it never settles boo hoo :angry:

My mum was hip-deep in snow a bit over a week ago.:wink:

Right now we have only freezing temperatures but it did snow here last Sunday.

I realise what your mum was doing hip deep in snow (trying to get out) but how did she get there?

The snow hardly ever settles in essex either, aparantly we is ment to get some on thursday and friday YAY!

Has been trying all week in dribs and drabs, hopefully it will settle soon

Karoline, as to why my momma found herself hip-deep in snow:
1. she lives there
2. she had to go out and feed the horses
3. she had to go out and get some firewood
4. she may be 62 but theres still a little child in her somewhere that loves to make snow-angels

(Message edited by Babeth on March 15, 2006)

shouldnt it now be renamed snow the winter 05/spring 06 thread.

Its been snowing today:)

It settled:proud:

It melted again:angry:

Just not quick enough are you, hmmm snowman

Its been like on and off all winter in Toronto. :lame: