We had a beautiful sunny morning today but it was nasty cold. I don’t understand why it felt that could because we’ve had colder mornings that didn’t feel as bad 🙂 Lots of frost, no wind and sunshine and still my hands froze to ice 🙂
No moose flies or ticks though so that was a big plus 🙂 We walked down to the creek and followed it up stream. Small birds were tweeting and they Jays screaming but the most noticeable sound was the frozen leafs falling to the ground, for a while I thought squirrels must be jumping between the trees and sort of was disappointed when I understood that it just was icy hard frozen leafs 🙂
Today we finally could walk up and in to the older forest, nothing much had changed since the last time we were there except that the fallen trees had been removed. I don’t know why but it always feel safe when walking there and it is a bit odd since there’s nothing dangerous anywhere in this surrounding 🙂 Also compact spruce forest isn’t even my favourite kind of forest to be honest. I guess it’s because not a sound from the outside world can reach in there, not even now when all leafs are falling off the trees outside.
he temperature managed to rise up to 10C (50F) but not even the sunshine could make it so nice that I could have the kitchen door open. We were outside in the garden quite a lot but each time a bit short because the dogs wanted to go inside, none of them are cold weather dogs 🙂 🙂 🙂 Well it is that time of year so we better get used to the colder weather. The supermarket has already put up a Christmas tree by the entrance and it is full of coloured lights. I wonder why they want us to hate Christmas by the time it’s actually here?
This little cold I have makes me more tired than I thought it would be so today we took a long nap the dogs and I. Well I’m getting older so I guess I’ll have to get used to that even smaller colds have this effect on me now. I can’t say I feel especially sick but it seems my body really doesn’t care about that 🙂 🙂 🙂 The only thing I’ve actually done today is to order new spiked winter shoes. A certain black dog who loves to chew on shoes destroyed the ones I already had. They were a few years old but still in really good shape so to say I was quite annoyed by him doing that is a bit of an understatement 🙂 For once I had just left them on the floor and Malkolm will never miss a chance like that to a new chew toy 🙂 🙂 🙂 well two since he managed to destroy both 🙂 🙂
It is time for that last cup of tea for the day andI’m pretty sure I’ll doze of in front of the tv even though they show my favourite science program today 🙂
Have a great day!
The Cottage by the crane lake. 
Sorry about the shoes.
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Hi Joy!
Well that’s the only thing he and I have conflicts about 🙂 🙂 🙂 Now days I place all shoes high up so he can’t reach them 🙂 New shoes are on the way now 🙂
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Your photos of the frost are beautiful!
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Hi ppekka!
Frost and fog makes everything look good 🙂
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Malkolm and Sarah seem to have a mutual admiration for each other. He’s her big brother.
Funny you should mention winter shoes. Recently I went to the Skechers outlet because I needed walking shoes. Do you have Skechers in Sweden? Their shoes seem mostly for old people, so they started making some with a built-in shoe horn in the back, advertising that you could just step into them without bending down. Now they advertise that “No Hands” feature to all ages, as if having to use your hands to put on shoes was always the worst, most hated chore in the world. But that thing sticking out the back makes the shoes look ugly, and my left foot wants to slip out.
But I digress. Skechers was having a “Buy One, One Half Off” sale, so in addition to sneakers, I bought a pair of winter boots I could have lived without (but at half price, they were so CHEAP!) because we haven’t had much snow in Virginia in several years. The rubber soles are so thick and textured, they look like snow tires for my feet. If I ever fall in them, it won’t be the boots’ fault. Malkolm would love chewing on them and be picking rubber out of his teeth for a week after he did.
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Hi catsworking!
They do like each other and play rough every day 🙂 🙂 🙂
I had never heard of Skechers so I had to check online, turns out they do sell shoes here in Sweden, at least online. The shoes they sell looked so much like my shoes that I had to check what I actually have 🙂 🙂 No another brand (also mostly for older people it looks like) but I checked their website as well and it turns out that they cost twice the amount when buying them at the hospital!!! So I’ll put that site as a favourite so I can but directly from them instead!
Oh the horror of having to use ones hands when putting on shoes 🙂 🙂 🙂 But I know a few people who would appreciate that because they can’t put on shoes without sitting down, so far I manages to keep my balance while standing up doing it thankfully. So annoying when the foot wants to slip out of the shoe while walking, that would annoy me to insanity I’m afraid 🙂 🙂
Those boots sounds the best! I have a similar kind of rubber soles and I really feel safe in them, the only time they don’t work is when walking on fallen trees because those are so slippery that not even spiked shoes are good. He likes lots of resistance when chewing shoes so they would probably be perfect for him 🙂 🙂 🙂
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