SNOW!

Well finally we got some snow. And it hasn't come without some tell-tail signs that it is very much needed. While it was fun, if that's what you can call it, for a time, those who look just a few months ahead know without a good layer of snow the water table will be effected, the lake needs to freeze or it will not have a chance to flip, a very important ecological phenomenon and the bugs will be out of control this Spring. Speaking of bugs, because it has been so warm those dreaded ticks are still out and about. As you can see from the last post we had a great day hiking at a local prairie preserve. You're not suppose to take anything out of the park, but tell that to the two ticks that hitched a ride out on my dog. I only noticed them tonight, one crawling on the outside of her fur, which caught my eye and prompted me to look further. Embedded just above her right shoulder blade was another. I have this little tool that has come in handy over the Summer that gets them out pretty good but as I tried and tried to get a good grip in it, I ended up rippin it's body off.