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Snow Q&A
Time to answer a few reader questions – Holly, Life with Dogs, Wild Dingo and others asked, “Are you losing all your snow?” Well, we are losing a lot of it. We had a stretch of warm weather the last several days along with some rain (can you believe it – rain – not even…
Read Today's Herd StoryAlmost Spring
Ok, ok, it is not almost spring. We have quite a ways to go yet before we are out of winter, but Saturday sure felt wonderful. Sure, the humans enjoyed it, but even we had fun running around and stretching our legs. And riding around in the Jeep with the windows out! We got up…
Read Today's Herd StorySpooky Rusty
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Read Today's Herd StoryPower of Fur Wheel Drive
Our section of the Blue Ridge Parkway may be closed (well, at least closed to cars – hikers are welcome) in the winter, but the road is open in many areas and the hiking is beautiful in the winter. You can call 1 828 298 0398 to get current road conditions and closings. Hope to see…
Read Today's Herd StoryParking Lot Neighbors
P.S. – Have no fear. The temperature was around 25F (-4C), so the dogs in the neighboring car were not in any danger (and their humans were just a few feet away). Oh, and The Herd wears seat belts, so there was no escaping the Jeep.
Read Today's Herd StoryWednesday Walking on Water
Have no fear. “They” are saying we should get another 6 inches (15 cm) or so of fresh snow today. It seems like every day we are getting a least a dusting of snow.
Read Today's Herd StoryRuby Tuesday – Pulled Pork
Saturday happened to be pulled pork night at The Herd Annex – The hu-grandmom’s house. Does anyone want to take a bet whether The Annex thought the pork smelled good?
Read Today's Herd StoryTracking the Wild Beasts
Feel free to click on the picture above so you can see a larger version. We were out walking Sunday morning and ran across some very strange tracks in the snow. We were trying to figure out exactly what sort of wild beast would make a track that is a mix of paw prints in…
Read Today's Herd StoryFriday Nights
All of you probably have a Friday night routine. That first night of the weekend, a time to relax from a busy week of work (well, at least for the humans). A time to enjoy to some family time. And, most important, time to enjoy . . . ***** ***** *****…
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