Song: Enter The Dream
Artist: Mike Rowland
Today it lightly snowed most of the day.
The powdery snow fell straight down...
as there was no wind...
and so...
even though it was snowing...
it didn't feel cold outside at all.
The stillness and dead quietness was surreal.
I felt the calling of the wild...
and so...
with just snow boots, sweatpants, a jacket over my t-shirt, and a beanie...
I took Bandi on a walk around the property.
Bandi loves the surrounding forest.
We walked up to her new bathroom area...
and then started down the ridge.
I change her bathroom area every so often.
This allows her waste products to break down in the environment
without building up in any one area.
Bandi was excited to explore new territory.
She sniffed the ground and looked under branches and rocks.
The snow was only half a foot or so deep...
so walking was easy.
I didn't go all the way down to the end of the property...
as it started to get steeper...
and the snow would have been slippery on the way up.
It was so quiet...
as if the whole world had been put on mute.
By the time we reached home again...
as we had just climbed up the ridge...
I kneeled down for a few moments to catch my breath.
Bandi immediately put her paws on my shoulders and began licking me on my face
as she wagged her tail in great delight.
She had such a wonderful time exploring the forest.
One last look at the forest below before going in the front door.
After we rested a bit...
I made Bandi and myself a high protein supper.
I had cut up one whole sausage...
and butter sautéed a dozen eggs for both of us to eat.
We deserved a special meal today...
as we had done a bit of walking.
We shared the meal about half n' half.
I made two egg and sausage sandwiches for myself...
and I hand fed Bandi the rest of the eggs and sausage as I ate my meal.
Afterwards...
Bandi just stretched out on my bed...
feeling full contentment with her walk in the forest and her hot meal afterwards.
I then went up to the loft computer station to type up this blog article...
although I didn't finish it until later this night.
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We both had a wonderful time walking in the forest...
with cotton candy like puffs of powdery snow falling...
and with the un-tread snow before us.
The crisp air is always so fresh and invigorating...
and the serenity of the view of the snow covered mountains and trees was like a dream...
and all without any of the modern day distractions...
the noise and the crowds of people.
I simply love the peacefulness of my silent forest.
