[DollyCali]

Our ski outing was changed to HIKE as john had some technical difficulty with ski (broke?). Will try for tomorrow, but I am not sure there will be enough snow where we hope to ski.

as is where we hiked about 10 miles south of my home had a Lot less snow.. we get the lake effect & it is heavier.

Sharing a few pix as many of the scenes I SAW reminded me of one of my favorite artists: Bev Doolittle. These pix aren't totally "it" but do have a bit of the flavor of her snow scenes.

for anyone unfamiliar with Bev, she is the camouflage artist & topics are animals, nature, spirits, horses, Indians...mostly

Here is her website:

http://www.bnr-art.com/doolitt/doolitt1.htm

be sure to click on the gallery links on bottom to see more of her work

and the last one of Toby doing his best Hippopotamus imitation

[DollyCali]

dont know why the link isn't clickable above, but you can copy/paste it to browser & page will come up

[jaycee]

That is the cutest picture of Toby. He looks like he is laying down! Makes me freeze! What a dog........

[GodBlessUSA]

Toby looks like a bear ;) Cutie. Your photos came out great! Looks like you had a beautiful day. I have to see the link you posted of the artist, Bev Doolittle

[Lady Jag]

Your dog doesn't go along to ski but to swim? We barely got to 20º today and til I saw that photo of Toby, I'd been able to keep warm! LOL!

I love Bev Doolittle's work. Seeing her painting Pintos against the snow years ago made me search out her other work.

[Kitty Mittens]

I Love your Pics, Dear Dolly, Especially the One of Toby! From your Descriptions and Pics of him, he is a Very Wonderful Friend. : )

A Few Minutes Ago, I Looked Up from my Computer, and there were 6 Bluebirds Sitting on the Little Barbed Wire Fence at the Back of the House, and a Male Cardinal was a Few Feet Away from them, Foraging Among the Leaves and Grass; what Lovely Birds these are! The Colors our Lord Created for the Cardinal, both Male and Female, are just Incredible. How Very Beautiful are the Works of our King!