Sung to the tune of Over the River and Through the Woods
Over the river and through the field
Across the snow we fly
Our feet lead the way
We’re happy and gay
While mom and dad just sigh
Over the river and through the field
A fresh sniffing place we spy
Hurrah for the fun, it feels good to run
Hurrah for the bright blue sky
Yup, Hubby and I took Sampson and Delilah for a nice walk in the woods on New Year’s day. Just as we turned to make the pass down along the field, Sampson and Delilah took off at a run.
By the time we reached the crest, they were long gone.
We could just make them out way on the other side of the field.
Since we could still see them we shouted for them.
They kept running.
Hubby whistled for them.
They ran into the woods.
I won’t tell you what I said, but you can be sure the F word was involved.
We made our way down the rocks and crossed the little stream to take the short cut to the field, calling for them all the while.
That little fluff of snow you see in the middle. I thought it was a branch. Turns out it was two branches and did not make a very good bridge.
There was nothing for it. I had to break a path across the field through about 9 inches of fluffy snow. I kept calling. Sampson was the first to appear, he met me about half-way across the field.
This picture was taken a few days before, but you get a sense of how deep it is.
Delilah must have run the length of the field and circled around because she came at me from a different direction.
It always takes me by surprise, because she does SO well and then BOOM she runs off. The rarity is that Sampson goes with her.
The silver lining is, that she did come back and I learned a new area I have to be cautious of.
Dogs, they’re always full of surprises, no?
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