Melting Snow, 40 Lbs. of Poop, and the Return of the Dinosaurs

/ Tracy Abell

This was the first weekend since before Christmas that we didn’t have a snow storm (by my calculations, that’s about eight dumps of snow). In the last two weeks, we’ve had some bitter cold temperatures but also balmy days in the 50s and 60s. I can now run on pavement mostly clear of snow and ice, and these days worry about slipping on the sand put down by the plow trucks.

After my run this afternoon I went into the backyard for the first dog poop retrieval since a day before that first December storm. We have two dogs. This is what I collected:
For the first time ever, my huge foot (that’s a men’s size 10) looks almost petite.

Some of you may remember these guys after the early snow:

This is where they landed:

Hope they’re ready for more since there’s snow in the forecast.

42 thoughts on “Melting Snow, 40 Lbs. of Poop, and the Return of the Dinosaurs”

  4. i love these pictures
    I love seeing all this snow…lovely, lovely! It feel so odd constantly missing winter here in sunny california when I grew up in places like iowa, kansas and pittburgh…thanks for posting tracy.

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  5. i love these pictures
    I love seeing all this snow…lovely, lovely! It feel so odd constantly missing winter here in sunny california when I grew up in places like iowa, kansas and pittburgh…thanks for posting tracy.

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    • Re: i love these pictures
      The snow was pretty earlier on but then as the dirt and grime splattered along the streets, it felt dingy. Of course, now the ground looks like brownie mix.

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  6. i love these pictures
    I love seeing all this snow…lovely, lovely! It feel so odd constantly missing winter here in sunny california when I grew up in places like iowa, kansas and pittburgh…thanks for posting tracy.

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  7. i love these pictures

    I love seeing all this snow…lovely, lovely! It feel so odd constantly missing winter here in sunny california when I grew up in places like iowa, kansas and pittburgh…thanks for posting tracy.

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    • HA! I actually did remove some $#%$ that was on the patio next to the dinosaurs before taking that photo. Poor doggies couldn’t make it out into the deep snow so opted to go next to the south side of the house.

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  16. Re: i love these pictures
    The snow was pretty earlier on but then as the dirt and grime splattered along the streets, it felt dingy. Of course, now the ground looks like brownie mix.

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  17. Re: i love these pictures
    The snow was pretty earlier on but then as the dirt and grime splattered along the streets, it felt dingy. Of course, now the ground looks like brownie mix.

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  18. Re: i love these pictures

    The snow was pretty earlier on but then as the dirt and grime splattered along the streets, it felt dingy. Of course, now the ground looks like brownie mix.

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  19. HA! I actually did remove some $#%$ that was on the patio next to the dinosaurs before taking that photo. Poor doggies couldn’t make it out into the deep snow so opted to go next to the south side of the house.

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  20. HA! I actually did remove some $#%$ that was on the patio next to the dinosaurs before taking that photo. Poor doggies couldn’t make it out into the deep snow so opted to go next to the south side of the house.

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