Bally discovers Vermont.

12-6-13 VERMONT: The night we arrived, Wednesday, was so clear the milky way and thousands of stars were brilliant dots of fire. Since then it’s been total overcast and fog. Today the rain seems to have moved on after melting most of the one inch of snow cover. The pond is back to full and draining and frozen enough for the dogs to walk on it and through the new puddles from the rain.

We are teaching Bally the Invisible Fence routine. He seems to be getting it. Otherwise, I put up reflectors to guide the driveway snow plowers and set up the shoveling tools for the deck clearers. I took down the pasture gate for the winter, turned off the outside water faucets. All the swollen and stuck doors are now unstuck, closable and lockable. We're ready for winter.


Gus on ice.

Maizie and Bally doing a tasting on aged horse poop.

Maizie in camo.

Goldfinches changing into winter clothes.