What Will May Bring After Record-Breaking April Rains!!!

We're experiencing the Life of the Beaver on our pond!
(as seen on FB)

April Showers bring May Flowers  🌻

"Cadie" (Cadillac of the Cub Cadet tractors) on her maiden
work detail!

April Brings Spring Projects and Fun!

5 yards "Shur-Pak" delivered to low mud area of driveway!
then hand raked!

Willow, Mya, Emma  💖

Yup Emma, that's your name on
your team "Ramblin Rovers"

So Proud of this girl's "Shining Moments"
... her team was overall 2nd for the 
Winter Agility League!

Crazy Spring weather ... one day 60 degrees, then SNOW!

Sunny 60 degree day, so they're headed for the Open Water!

This is what they are after ... Spring Ice Chunks!

Ice is melting!

Aunty Diane made mom her favorite pie for her birthday ...
 "There's one piece left - will she share?"

First Scent Tracking of the season ... Happy Faces!

Rowboat launched!

Willow, Mya, Emma on the first paddle!

Breaking thru the thin ice!

4-16-19 Ice Gone
(one week earlier than 1918)

Emma was acknowledged for her Volunteer
"Comfort" work at mom's Life Care Center  ✅

Willow, Emma, Mya and I have a new added roll to our weekly
visits to the Life Care Center where Mom lives  💚
(21 hours of on-line training)

Perfect March Get-Away to Maine!

We've arrived and if mom picks the right time, beach is empty!

Sunrise first morning  😎

Pull-out couch ... "Come on mom, the movie is starting!"

Day #2   "Hey, are you guys looking at that Sunrise!"

Emma found a treasure!

"Come on mom, the Fries are getting cold!"

"When there are people on the beach, we have to walk on leash!"

Mom's bed!
(Sutter still comes with us in Spirit ... she loved the beach)

Free breakfast with our room ... "we're sharing, right!"

Girls find old lobster traps that washed ashore!

Day #3   First ones on the beach!!!

"We'll Be Back!"

Nite Nite  ... under the Full Moon  😌

Excited About March's Possibilities!

(as seen on FB)

(as seen on FB)

Using camera and lenses to photograph Winter!

Girls, bird feeders and out-buildings!

Driveway up to road and Tool Shed!

Pond

Willow checks 6 new inches!

Girls love new snow!

Years of "Walk-Behind" snow-blowing are over!

Coming  in 2019 is a "Riding" snowblower!
(with grass mowing attachment)

Emma's visit with her Grammy for St Patty's day  💚

Said Good-Bye to these Old Faithfuls ... 2003 Craftsman and
1970 WheelHorse!

New 2019 Cub Cadet has arrived!

"Golden Cadie"

League T-shirt (front)

Closing out March with Emma and the 2018-2019 Vermont Winter Agility League (36 dogs/handlers on 6 Teams) ... our team was "Ramblin Rovers" and we placed 2nd in the over-all standings of 6 sessions December-March! So PROUD of my girl 💖

Every Team gets a T-shirt made by one of the League members
(back)

2018-2019 Vermont Agility League - 10 missing!
(Emma 3rd from left front row)