Walking in a Winter Wonderland

We had a very uncharacteristic winter here, in that it was a real winter! I know, what west coast wimps we are to be so stunned about snow and ice! On a snowy Friday afternoon only a couple of weeks ago, my friend and I hopped into her car, and drove under 10 minutes away from home to a nearby woodsy park. There we met a bunch of friends for a walk. In total, there were five people and five dogs. It was really icy and there were lots of hills, so I finally got to use the crampons I bought nearly three years ago!

{ Hi Miles }

{ Hi Spencer }

{ Winter Wonderland }

{ Hi Tell }

{ Gaggle of dogs, sniffing like crazy }

(Above) This is one of my favorite photographs I have taken in a very long time! Here Tell is making “Snow Puppies” — the dog equivalent to snow angels.

{ Miles looking happy and relaxed }

Matching bums – This picture reminds me so much of Calvin and Hobbes

{ Such good friends }

{ Sniffing coyote poop together }

{ Chain of friends }

{ That is one goofy stalking face Tell! }

I really get a kick out photographing Tell, he is becoming a real muse! Only a camera can capture these faces that the human eye misses in just a blink. Tell’s face goes from crazy to wacky to silly to regal in milliseconds!

I tried to get a group photo of Tell, Spencer and Miles, but Tell couldn’t hold still! Since Spencer was the closest to Tell he found his antics the most distracting…

Spencer: “Um Tell, I am trying to pose.” Miles: “Well I’ve been patiently posing, and because nothing’s happening, I’ll stay here as instructed but it doesn’t mean I can’t look around.”

Miles: “Wait, do I look at you, or Vanessa? Spencer’s looking at her, but the camera is this way?”

{ Look, he can hold still! }

{ But not without flashing some seriously silly faces! }

{ And he’s off! }

{ Snowy frozen pine forest woodland water }

Spencer was crazy about the new addition to the Kits pack, Dolly. Dolly is a teenager and was happy to have a playmate.

{ Shannon & Tell ❤️ }

I tried to take a posted picture of Miles, but Tell told him to get back into the action. Understandable priority on a fun hike!

The three amigos: Miles, Spencer and Tell. Great contrast to the pictures from our summer adventures.

Tell: “Let’s stay at the park!” But the people were getting cold and had far less interesting people things to do.

{ One last Miles & Tell romp before hitting the road }