Winter in Wisconsin

We are back in Wisconsin and enjoying the feel of winter at our place. Sarah and her friend, Kelly, visited us this past weekend.

We also got to meet Sarah's new Cocker Spaniel, whose name is Dala. Dala has a little problem with one of her tear ducts, so you may notice some redness in her left eye. She has an appointment with a veterinarian soon to see about a remedy. She is a sweet little dog, although she and Josey were somewhat possessive of food and toys. So they tended to avoid each other after initial introductions.

Sarah and I went for a walk on the lake one day, and she borrowed our dog booties to help Dala be more comfortable. She first seemed to act like her feet were mired in molasses and kept lifting them very high as she walked.

But once we got out onto the lake, she accepted them and returned to a normal pace. Aren't those booties a nice Hawkeye color?

Of course, we had to introduce Kelly to our pinball game.

Sarah, who has some training in astronomy, was impressed with our clear, dark skies and could make out lots of constellations and other features. Here she is pointing out many of them to Kelly and Kathie. She wasn't crazy about my use of a flash.

The ladies all went out for another walk on the lake yesterday afternoon. The ice seems to be 8" or more thick. We have seen some snowmobiles coming and going from our neighbor's home.

Different from summer, the views are still always beautiful to us.

Josey loves to run around on all of that frozen water. I wonder if she finds it confusing when she is here in the summer and cannot do that.

I took this picture early this morning.