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Gum Branch is a little high today, making the crossing an adventure. Darby is contemplating how she’s going to cross the stream without dipping her paws in the icy water.  Answer: she can’t, she’s gonna get wet!

We were excited to walk on the new Adair Nature Preserve (temporary name).  Barbara and her family have placed a conservation easement on over 200 acres of their property, which is adjacent to ours. We commend Barbara for preserving this beautiful Kentucky land for future generations of wildlife and people to enjoy!!  The world is [...]

We hiked with our friend Barbara down to Gum Branch, a stream behind our house on Barbara’s land. Shadow, Barbara and Theresa get ready to venture out on this beautiful but cold winter day.  The temps were in the low 20s but the sun felt warm on our skin.

This is the snowiest winter I can remember in Northern Kentucky.  Although we haven’t had any massive snow storms this year, we’ve had a series of smaller snows ranging from 2-6” since early December that have kept us blanketed almost the entire time, a rare event in this part of the country. Shadow and Darby [...]

We hiked up to the cliffs below Little Wolf Peak in early March.  Though it was nearly 60 degrees outside, there were still a couple inches of snow on the ground and massive ice formations on the cliffs. We encountered some of the largest icicles we’ve ever seen.  Many were over 10 feet long and [...]

We woke up to an inch of snow Saturday morning, so we went for a long hike out back.  Good thing we got out early because most of the snow had melted by noon. Theresa and Shadow can’t help but smile while hiking through the pretty snow.

The adventures of Darby and Shadow continue!  Watch as Darby tries to hop through the deep snow in our back yard.  That “little wood bone” you see sticking up from the snow when Darby first stops is the grave marker from our last dog, Peanut.

We enjoyed a nice hike to a pretty waterfall with my Uncle Mike in Big Canoe, Georgia.  A rare snowfall (apparently it snows there only once or twice each year) made the hike even more special. See more photos and a video >>

Every winter in Northern Kentucky we get at least one week of very cold weather, which freezes our pond so we can ice skate and play broomball.  And this winter was no exception, as we’ve been in a deep freeze since before New Years Eve. Theresa is shoveling snow off the ice on the pond.  [...]

The water vapor exhaust from our central heat dripped to create this 8” tall stalagmite ice, which I like to call “stalagmice.”  It’s hard to see in the photo, but there are two little ice bumps at the base of this stalagmice, creating a rather *ahem* interesting ice sculpture.