28/11: November has been Interesting
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
November has been an interesting month at least weather wise.
November 18
Zaph got tired of waiting for Ed while Ed took photos of the snow so he continued his walk. The snow started falling but we thought (hoped it wouldn't be too bad).
The snow continued blizzard fashion. Some snow in November is very normal, blizzards in November not so much.
November 21
By time the snow had stopped we had over two feet of snow on the lawn and much more piled on the side of the driveway. The county roads had stayed opened but the schools buses didn't run. Can't complain though as we didn't even come close to the over 6 feet of snow that Buffalo got. Gotta love lake effect snow.
As the snow was fresh I decided Zaph could go for a walk without his boots. Bad idea. We were just in front of the house when he slipped on the ice. One of his rear paws went up in the air and stayed there. My poor buddy had hurt his foot or ankle. Every mat we own was put into service to make a path from the garage door to the area rug in family room as Zaph was having trouble on the hard wood floors. It look like a discount rug store had exploded. His boot was put on the sore paw and it seemed to help him walk --- think it worked a bit like a tensor bandage. Luckily dogs heal quickly and by Monday he was back to his old self.
Now it's here, now it's gone. The temperatures rose, the rain came and the snow melted.
November 25
Only a little bit of snow was left on the front lawn and the back yard was empty of snow. This was a good thing as Ed and I had put off closing the hot tub. We had been enjoying using the tub and were hoping that we could keep it open to December. We took advantage of the warm weather (over 10C, 50F) and closed the tub for the season.
Zaph moping on the kitchen floor. Think he may have been missing the snow. For some reason he's been enjoying eating the snow this year. Sometimes he'd ask to go out just to eat the fresh snow.
November 28
Well Zaph can cheer up as it snowed again. This time only 3 or 4 inches.
November 18
Zaph got tired of waiting for Ed while Ed took photos of the snow so he continued his walk. The snow started falling but we thought (hoped it wouldn't be too bad).
The snow continued blizzard fashion. Some snow in November is very normal, blizzards in November not so much.
November 21
By time the snow had stopped we had over two feet of snow on the lawn and much more piled on the side of the driveway. The county roads had stayed opened but the schools buses didn't run. Can't complain though as we didn't even come close to the over 6 feet of snow that Buffalo got. Gotta love lake effect snow.
As the snow was fresh I decided Zaph could go for a walk without his boots. Bad idea. We were just in front of the house when he slipped on the ice. One of his rear paws went up in the air and stayed there. My poor buddy had hurt his foot or ankle. Every mat we own was put into service to make a path from the garage door to the area rug in family room as Zaph was having trouble on the hard wood floors. It look like a discount rug store had exploded. His boot was put on the sore paw and it seemed to help him walk --- think it worked a bit like a tensor bandage. Luckily dogs heal quickly and by Monday he was back to his old self.
Now it's here, now it's gone. The temperatures rose, the rain came and the snow melted.
November 25
Only a little bit of snow was left on the front lawn and the back yard was empty of snow. This was a good thing as Ed and I had put off closing the hot tub. We had been enjoying using the tub and were hoping that we could keep it open to December. We took advantage of the warm weather (over 10C, 50F) and closed the tub for the season.
Zaph moping on the kitchen floor. Think he may have been missing the snow. For some reason he's been enjoying eating the snow this year. Sometimes he'd ask to go out just to eat the fresh snow.
November 28
Well Zaph can cheer up as it snowed again. This time only 3 or 4 inches.