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Pic of dog & back yard... 1 hour ago

18 years ago

SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! cool! (literally!) How crazy!

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A corner of the back yard. You can barely see one of our pear trees (to the right)... Seems like EVERY year, as soon as they get buds, we get a freeze and some snow! sheesh! lol

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sjarz
18 years ago
Oh kat he is so handsome...wanna trade for a fat cat for a while?
I sure do miss having a dog around.
Suzan J
bunny_lover
18 years ago
Well the pooch looks like he is enjoying the weather!
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caflowerluver
18 years ago
He looks like a bear! Can't believe you got snow and I have been working my butte off in the garden for the last week.
Clare
nodakgal
18 years ago
LOL
What a handsome dude in a hat!
NO comments on the white cr@p! LOL I will let you enjoy it if you like it.
DH saw the first robin today up here! I hope that bird knows something we don't know yet! One spring we got a lot of heavy wet snow and robins were dead! Apparently when we started with rain and temps dropped their wings were froze down and the heavy snow buried them! Poor things!
donna_oh
18 years ago
Hmmm, love your doggie & the snow--

Donna (^_^)
lydia1959
18 years ago
Your dog looks like one of Kobi's pals that comes here every day looking for a Milkbone handout.

No snow here...just lots of rain.
glenda_al
18 years ago
Spring has sprung here! Finally, thank goodness!
Linda Wayman
18 years ago
He's a handsome dude, just like Buddy....Buddy says hey!!!1

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caroline94535
18 years ago
Both dogs are precious!

I love Buddy's nose; the shiney black outside with little pink nostrils. Harry's big ole nose is brown, crinkled, always dry looking, and usually has something stuck up it! LOL
Terri_PacNW
18 years ago
Better you than me...LOL there was a bit of "snow" in the rain twice today..but it never looked white..just thick and icy...
intherain
18 years ago
In Portland, we had a bit of sleet today, but it didn't last long.

Sheryl
patruth
18 years ago
I live in WA too. My husband has a lot of his garden planted and the neighbor's trees are blooming and my daffodils are just about gone and then tonight the yard was white. We sure have strange weather lately. I'll take this tho'. Our hometown in MO has water everywhere. The levies broke in two places.
Pat
Marcia Thornley
18 years ago
This must be what we're expecting tonight. Up to 15 cm forecast here overnight. Yuuuuuccccckkkkkkk! I am so sick of it! Even though it is pretty! Your dog is sweet!
jen_tx
18 years ago
Cute! That's the intent kind of look my dogs have when I'm holding a Milk Bone for them.

Your snow sure is pretty. Did you get much accumulation? Please keep it up your way. Our azaleas and dogwoods are in full bloom. We're supposed to get up to 83Â° here and hopefully some rain soon to wash away some of this darn pine pollen.
tami_ohio
18 years ago
Cute! I saw on the weather channel last night where Cannon Beach Or. had snow at the beach!

Tami
maryanntx
18 years ago
He's beautiful!!! Will your pear tree produce now, after freezing?
kacram
Original Author
18 years ago
A fat dog for a fat cat? ah, no thanks, I will give you MY cat though! lol

Her name is Dory, she is a pound puppy. We got her at animal control in 2004 and we think she was about 6-8 months old then.

Yes, we always get pears! Thinking of chopping down one apple tree though, we always get maggots and worms! lol And I won't spray!

We got about an inch is all, and it froze last night, that was intersting this morning for a bit. And it tried to snow this morning. Then by 3:oo or so today, we had nothing but sunshine.!
angelaid
18 years ago
LOL @ "that silly pug"
We're supposed to have more snow showers at least through Sunday. I'm so tired of it, I could scream.

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