It's all fun and crazydoggieness when there's a few inches of fresh snow, but PupCake's not so sure about the recent arrival of the chest deep kind you have to wade through. He'd much rather stand around and wait for mommie to forge a trail that he can then tiptoe through. Such a wuss, but darn cute, no?

One of the benefits of our recent dumping-on is that there's at least a couple of feet of whiteness piled up outside our many ground level windows and doors. Besides the fact that this makes sitting in the living room feel a little like being in an igloo (a nice cozy igloo with heated floors, that is), it also makes the light inside the house even more amazing than usual. Perfect for pictures of things that remind me that spring is near: