tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044992001575948949.post3914293861697582144..comments2012-03-05T16:31:06.327-05:00Comments on Willy Nilly, This and That: Blooms and SuitsAnn Janehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11260912408599560823noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044992001575948949.post-88509333272245106232012-03-05T16:31:06.328-05:002012-03-05T16:31:06.328-05:00ps..hows Z today???? pm me!ps..hows Z today???? pm me!Ann Janehttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1057956438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044992001575948949.post-14092472591803808442012-03-05T16:30:25.106-05:002012-03-05T16:30:25.106-05:00Amber..
mythological bull-honkey ? Snickortat that...Amber..<br />mythological bull-honkey ? Snickortat that..but yup I know how you feel about MUD and Poo..lol..we have that already! goofy snow, melt, rain. snow..I knew you'd get Lake Effect! I didn't know you got it there! I think it's cool actually! It's never boring. <br />I bet you have Awesome weather with the mountains and wide open spaces!! sigh...<br /><br />You're looking east in the pics..the Lake and dunes are a mile through the fields and swampy area to the west..then 1/2 mile through the woods on the back side before you climb up a deer trail that switch backs to the top and go down the sandy side. I think I have one pic where Doug and I walked up another smaller park area half way up a smaller dune to the top, but it was blowing so hard we got sand blasted.<br /><br /> All my ride photos are either on believe it or not polaroids..lol..and my scanner is kaput..or on tons of negatives..I never took a digital out there, I forget or tend to get wet..well you know..My friend has taken some vids of some of the walkable trails and posted them but no one is allowed in where we ride. we have special permission..saved the caretaker(a State cop and married to a childhood friend of mine or we wouldn't have had access either!) lots of hiking time looking for kids that would try to get in ( it's 900 acres)..if they could..there's really only one way in, unless you come by water, and you need a gate key and have to brave Max the german shepard that lives by their house, which by the way is the little house where the Wizard of Oz was written!<br /> I might be able to get some good shots from google earth that shows the area..lots of big trees though till you get to the bowls on the west side of the dunes!<br /><br />How the heck do you lose 10 lbs in the winter! I'm pretty so tired of putting on layers to go out and be comfortable. I'm always cold! So I'll TAKE mud and warm...lol.Ann Janehttp://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1057956438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044992001575948949.post-19165853090654724702012-03-05T15:48:13.994-05:002012-03-05T15:48:13.994-05:00I. Hate. Spring.
Oh! Did I say that out loud? YOU...I. Hate. Spring.<br /><br />Oh! Did I say that out loud? YOU KNOW how I feel about the disgusting mix and mythological bull-honkey you all call Spring.<br /><br />I am, however, tired of the cold... it seems like I drop an average of 10 pounds now a year- and I so completely understand now how some people are always whining about "being cold." I don't ever seem to really warm up for more than short spurts of time.<br /><br />I grew up with "Lake effect" and i think unless you do- you just don't "get it." I can remember (one of my earliest memories) snow being piled higher than the telephone wires on the poles.<br /><br />We watch the storms like that sometimes in the mountains here, watch the lightning strike and listen to the thunder roll, but rarely get hit with the biggies. We sat on my nob one afternoon, getting sunburn, glassing for critters, and watching a horrible looking snow storm hit the camp in the next valley- giggling at their bad luck... <br /><br />The pictures are great, Ann. I love seeing you and the kiddos and your area... it looks lovely and comfy. You talk about riding that sand dune near you that takes you right to the lake- right? (or am I confused) Is it a back trail that leads you to the lake?Amber-Lee Dibblehttp://pioneeroutfitters.com/AlaskaChickBlog/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044992001575948949.post-5439203687876573902012-03-05T10:56:48.796-05:002012-03-05T10:56:48.796-05:00Now where did my profile photo go??!! sigh...Now where did my profile photo go??!! sigh...Ann Janenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044992001575948949.post-18804290273343955472012-03-05T10:55:32.937-05:002012-03-05T10:55:32.937-05:00Hi Betsy...I'm glad I'm not the only one i...Hi Betsy...I'm glad I'm not the only one impatiently waiting..One day last week it got up to 60* for a few hours in the afternoon and I was out there with my shovel..Duh..the ground is still frozen a few inches down. I did find 3 brave little daffys poking their leaves up though! Then we get a snowstorm this past weekend and it's still snowing right now! but..another tease.....it's supposed to get up close to 60 again for a day or two mid-week..you know where I'll be...pretending it really IS Spring if only for a day! Ann Janenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7044992001575948949.post-70937262700721061232012-03-05T09:27:18.156-05:002012-03-05T09:27:18.156-05:00Just this morning I was saying to my kids excitedl...Just this morning I was saying to my kids excitedly, "Spring's coming!" And then I asked them what their favorite season is. My Kyle said summer because there's no school. I love Spring! It's just magical and full of hope and energy. I can't wait to turn the soil over and plant something. Anything!Betsy Crosshttp://twitter.com/BetsyKCrossnoreply@blogger.com