Dogs In The Snow

I snap photos around the house and farm all the time and then use them when I collect enough for a blog post. That becomes a problem when the seasons are changing. In this case, I had a collection of "Dogs In The Snow" photos which I wanted to use even though most of our snow is now melted. This is Clover in the back yard:

Jack, also in the back yard by the maple tree (which I've pruned to be more of a bush):

Seamus in the back yard. He loves the snow and cold:

Daphne is small, but she hops through the snow like a miniature St. Bernard:

Jack and Clover between the dog house and the ramp which leads to the house:

Fergus, Jack, Clover and Daphne:

Fergus, Seamus and Jack (who is running, as usual):

Springtime and our late thaw presented me with a dangerous problem. As the huge ice jam on the back roof began to inch ever closer to falling, I tried to keep the dogs from going beneath it. I put up a baby gate and eventually three baby gates, held up by pushing them into the snow. The dogs, however, seemed to be drawn to the forbidden part of the yard as if by a magnet:

All five dogs, waiting on their ramp for me to let them back in:

Seamus, feeling playful in the snowy back yard:

All five dogs during a surprise, late snowfall:

Fergus, Seamus and Jack: