Hannah's Blog

Bridge and Gypsy

The thermometer went all the way up to forty degrees yesterday so the Omi went to bridge and Gyspy went for a run. Sad to say, the fun one was having ruined the fun of the other.
Instead of coming back within an hour or so, Gypsy took off after a chipmonk (drawn out of his hole by the surprising warmth?) and then down to the woods and still hadn't come back when Omi headed out to play bridge at the Episcopal church.
Not knowing that her dog was safe at home really spoiled Omi's fun. It drove away her good cards and put her in a bad mood.
Meanwhile, the weather took a turn. Snow started to fly and created white-out conditions, followed ten minutes later by the reappearance of the sun. Gyspsy still didn't return. Finally, about three hours later, there she was loping along the path through the field.
This time of year her grey coat makes a nice contrast against the white snow. But I found it strange that she was following the line of the summer path when she could have easily run anywhere in the field at all.
Maybe it's because she's such a good tracker. I've noticed that she has to check out every foorprint in the snow along the side of the road--sniffing like it were some aphrodesiac. Deer hoofprints almost drive her to total distraction.
Anyway, once on her way to the house, she made straight for the back door and then her water bowl. Guess the ponds and creeks were still too frozen to drink. Or, she just forgot.

The Dean blog website has a new "create your own post-card facility." So far, it hasn't worked too well. But here's the picture I intend to use: