Wednesday, January 23, 2013

On a Winter's Day



As the clouds gathered overnight, the weather got warmer and I woke up to 40° F, early this morning. We had company, a pack of coyotes was yipping and yapping outside our window. Soldier was whining and Samson got scared and jumped up on top of his daddy. Smart boy, he knows where to go. 


My husband took the Wrangler to Lancaster for new brakes and a lube and I headed out to the shed to do some laundry. As I was hanging laundry on the line, I saw these clouds forming. There's no wind and it looks like rain, so not the best weather for drying clothes on the line, but after the frozen pipes, I'm just washing as much as I can every day.


Rain is not predicted until Friday, but the weather forecasters have been wrong before. Not much news from here. We took Samson to the vet yesterday because he's been throwing up, not much, mostly retching, for over a week. I was worried about his pancreas, but he seemed OK to the vet who asked if he may have eaten some cloth. Who knows, he only gets into things when we're gone and we are pretty good about clearing the rooms. 

To be on the safe side, we got antibiotics and some stomach medicine for him. And we also invested in the good and very expensive food for dogs with digestive issues. Since he's already had a bad case of pancreatitis and the Samoyed breed is susceptible to both bloat and diabetes, I will feed him two or three times a day to rest his pancreas as much as possible. 

And both my favorite teams made it to the Superbowl ~ so now what do I do? Enjoy, I know...... 




21 comments:

  1. Those clouds look ominous. Don't blame you for getting as much done as you can. Ahh, more good news: Samson continues to heal nicely. He's got super parents!

    Hub's disappointed the Patriots didn't make it. Other than that, don't know.

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  2. That is a rough disease to recover from. So tell me it is better to eat small multiple meals for him to rest his pancreas?

    And a question - do you ever eat desserts?

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  3. It's smart to plan ahead. Hope things are okay with Samson's meds. I don't like the yowling of coyotes. . .

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  4. I don't like it when the coyotes are around, myself.

    Poor Samson, I hope the meds fix him up!

    Strange clouds... do you want rain?

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  5. hope samson will be okay. i don't like the 'unknowns' of animal care. :)

    we have too many coyotes here, too. some nights are peaceful. other nights they come through 5 or 6 times in huge packs.

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  6. You may have to hang the clothes on the line, but at least you don't have to beat them on a rock----or do you?

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  7. Those clouds do look a bit strange. Glad Samson is doing okay!

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  8. Our weather finally changed after three weeks of freezing fog... back to temps in the 40s and rain... yippee!

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  9. I hope Samson will be okay. Franklin wrote my blog post today, and he mentioned you and Samson. I was wondering about fishducky asking if you have to beat the clothes on a rock to wash them, but I'm sure your life is more sophisticated than that and you use the most technologically recent washboard.

    Love,
    Janie

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  10. Your surrounding land is so interesting. Do you mind if I ask a couple of questions. Do you have neighbors and how much land do you have? What kind of soil do you have? Today I read something interesting. The Cherokee Indians would take an herb plant with a large dirt ball when they traveled and they would try to match the soil in place of just taking the seeds. Not having sophisticated tools, they would actually taste the dirt for acidity or alkalinity. You can tell I'm getting antsy for spring planting.
    Hope Samson is well and you too.
    Love and peace

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  11. Poor Samson's had his share of trouble lately.

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  12. PS - I think that's a lenticular cloud. They're pretty neat. I know you enjoy learning about nature as much as I do, so here's a link - http://www.environmentalgraffiti.com/nature/news-20-most-incredible-lenticular-clouds

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  13. We had the same weather here. Woke up to overcast, but warmer, skies. They are saying we may get rain tonight - and all the way through next Monday.

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  14. It's nice that you hang clothes on the line. I like to do that, too. Not exactly a popular thing these days.

    However, I can't say that I'm a fan of the 49ers. They whupped my Falcons. Since we're from Baltimore originally, I guess I'll have to pull for the Ravens.

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  15. If that's winter, where is the snow?

    Hope Samson stays OK.

    Blessings and Bear hugs to all.

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  16. Hi Inger .. love hanging washing on the line - and glad your water is back working.

    Interesting about the lenticular clouds ... glad Terry pointed that out!

    Samson, Soldier and coyotes and health .. in all ways you both look after your beloved animals ..

    Can't get to grips with 'the Game'!! - enjoy though ... Cheers Hilary

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  17. the clouds do look like they are promising bad weather soon, hope the clothes got dry before it happened. and also hope that new food helps Samson. and my third hope is the brake job did not break your bank.

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  18. Lucky you... hanging out your laundry!! I miss that in our apartment!!

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  19. I'm not a sports fan, so while the rest of you are watching the game, I always watch the "Puppy Bowl" on a different channel. I love watching the puppies play. Clever show.

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  20. Clouds make for wonderful photos. We had rain overnight; we needed it. Hoping for more today.

    It is a good day to bake.

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  21. Such beautiful open space! I don't get to see that nearly often enough, Inger. We sure do need some of the rain, and it has been falling on and off all day. Hope you got enough to do your desert canyon some good! ;-)

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Thanks for leaving a comment.. ~~ Inger

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