Dirk, my pooch used to be terrified of thunder so we got her a "thunder shirt". Now she's gone deaf she no longer needs it. Dogs can be so attuned to rituals and our nonverbal cues it took a while to figure out she had lost her hearing.
Tit bit nipply this morning...-14 C. Snow off and on again for the next couple of days, the high will get up to 0C by Thursday. Today will be taken up with a lung tap for Mrs 12, who has a lot of fluid in her left lung and has been very short of breath. Apparently, that procedure is no biggie, but I am concerned about the lung fluid analysis showing cancer cells. When we saw the Doc last week she said only "been a little short of breath" so I set him straight as to what that meant. Nobody likes a complainer but you gotta be straight with the Doc.
Probably tomorrow a ride will be possible with studded snows if stays cold enough. Lots of times new snow that is dry from being very cold is so much easier to ride on than after the thaw and refreeze cycles that leave sheets of ice and bumpy frozen messes. Cutting through 4-5 inches of fresh new snow is such a treat.
Like Mo, I will have to fill in with walks when cycling isn't fun anymore. I just may order some bike tire studs and install them on some hiking boots so icy surfaces won't be a problem. And like you, Mo, I miss my dad. I would love to be able to talk to the dad he was before he became less lucid in his last years.
Be well and safe....
