I’ve fully chronicled my wish that the snow stay away from the our Little Bitty in the Syracuse city neighborhood of Eastwood. The reasons are many.
Snow removal of course is high on my list, right up there with my aversion to driving in it, on it, through it.
Through the screen it came.
This week’s storm came through the screens on our back porch and built up on the equipment I keep stashed there. Among the covered clutter is a shovel and a roof rake in its several components.
Enjoying the moment is Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle.
Of course there is one family member still happy that this mild winter took this turn toward the Northeast U.S. Normal.
Ellie B aka Dogamous Pyle increases her let-me-out-please patter around the house every time the white stuff falls.
The dog digs it.
For no researched reason, I think the snow coverage keeps our Eastwood skunk underground, so to speak, so I’m more prone to allow dear dog to roam without a wary eye (and nose) of supervision. But this time I took my iPad Air out to catch her in action.
Happy dog, happy day.
Does your pet enjoy snow or prefer to get out and back indoors? Do you think the snow cover makes it dog-safer in regard to the skunk coming around our backyard? Have you ever had to rake the roof of your house, and do you realize how physically demanding it is?
Mark Bialczak 
My dog has never seen snow – he’d probably freak out! Roof rakes . . . hmmm . . . I always wondered how people got all that snow off when it was more than the sun could melt quickly – sounds painful & a little dangerous 😉
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Your dog would romp as nature took hold, Sadie!
And yes, I have been wallopped by a cascade of de-roofed snow as I’ve raked from below. A true danger of the task!
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When we lived in Liverpool, New York, our indoor cats would watch the snow fall from the warmth of our kitchen. Mark, I’ve always thought that’s the best way to appreciate snow. If only … we didn’t have to go out on treacherous, icy roads to get food, supplies, and go to work and/or school. 😉
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Yes, the big IF ONLY, Judy. Today we have the dreaded Lake Effect falling again. The catch-up has begun for us. Oy. I will leave at 2 to get to my 3 o’clock shift start 15 miles away from the Little Bitty.
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Safe travels and stay warm, Mark. 😉
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We have been lucky with only two inches of snow thus far. It melted in a day, was pretty, but glad it’s over. No roof raking but I feel for those that must.
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Yes, it’s a hard job, Apple Pie, for those of us forced to pull away.
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Oh goodness, raking snow off of a roof sounds dreadfully dangerous!! Please tell me that last question was a joke? I’m a southerner, so I don’t know this white powdery stuff of which you speak. 😉
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No joke, Charlotte, you fortunate daughter of the south. 😮
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I wish I could be like Ellie B and get excited and actually enjoy the snow! She is so low maintenance (unlike me). HA! 🙂
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Nothing about snow is low maintenance, not even Ellie B, Mrs. B. Ha to that and your comment, my friend. 😉
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I knew it was Ellie B!
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That’s one cool cat there, Willow. 😉
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Yes really l
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How cute! Sadie LOVES the snow! (I do too, but she can last longer outside.)
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Yes, Ellie B can last longer than me out there as well, Joey. I stand on the porch and watch as long as I can stand it. 🙂
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Fortunately, I have never had to rake my roof. My dog doesn’t enjoy going outside when it snows. But every time she does and comes back in she seems more playful. Like you, I don’t like to shovel it, drive on it, or deal with it. But, we need the moisture.
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I’m glad you’re getting some moisture to keep things in balance, PJ. Not too much on the roof, though. ❤
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No, it pretty much just slides off the roof.
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A lot of dogs love the snow. Ours does too. It is cool to see him run around in it too.
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The dog days of winter. A new saying is born, Tony. Or an old saying is twisted, I should say. 🙂
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I remember the joy I felt as a child on those first snow days each year Mark. Maybe when we grow up we just forget or maybe it’s because now we have to shovel! ❤
Diana xo
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It’s the latter, Diana. ❤ Indeed.
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But Ellie doesn’t have to drive or clear the white stuff…hence, she loves it. Just like when we were kids…:)
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George I swear I commented before I read yours. We’re on page!
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Exactly, George. 🙂
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Cody absolutely loves romping in the new fallen snow! As for the roof, hubby had to clean if off last year – so far this year, there hasn’t been much snow on it. But we are ready for those ice dams. We had an outside plug installed and have the roof wires ready to go. That’s probably why this winter has been more mild. You’re welcome.
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Yes, CM, thank you for the precautions. 🙂
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I’m with Ellie B, I love the snow. Just wish we’d get some.
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I wish you your first helping of the winter down there, Cate. 🙂
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Well…Terp I’ll be here in sunny Florida when you and Karen retire and leave the itty bitty for warmer temps in Florida! Yes, um hum…no snow, no raking snow off rooftop and all that jazz! Gatorette
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We’ll be down to visit at the very least, Gatorette. 🙂
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Your are welcomed here anytime-Mark and Karen !!! The Gatorette
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All my dogs loved the snow, but there is an age cutoff. The old pitbull isn’t enamoured with it any longer. I’ve never heard of a roof rake before. We just use shovels out west.
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The rake is popular here because you can use it from the ground, Craig, so the clearing can be done without the danger of climbing up on the roof to shovel.
I’m glad your old pitbull is still around to turn the nose up at the snow. 🙂
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Yes on the roof raking ! The dogs always seem to enjoy it. Even when the snow is so deep that they can’t scale it . We used to have to shovel a “toilet” maze in our Michigan back yard. ☺
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That’s being good to your dogs, Van, shoveling a “toilet maze.” Of course, it’s a necessity!
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I love that I knew which family member it was before I read this post, Mark.
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You’ve seen Ellie B in action out in a yard, Ann, digging your company. 🙂
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Yay! I love posts about Ellie!
My pooches are snuggled upstairs with daddy…too cold for them to even lift their noses out of the covers. What would our lives be without our four-legged loves?
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Sorry to hear about the frigid state out there, Michelle, but indeed always glad to receive a report about your beloved pooches, my friend. Canines make great cuddles for warmth, they do!
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glad ellie is enjoying it and the skunk is not ) i’ve never raked the roof but know from those who have, that it’s awfully hard work –
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Last year the roof rake was needed, and the snow was particularly heavy, Beth. Tired arms! I’m glad you haven’t needed to resort to the rake for the Happy Cottage in Ann Arbor. 🙂
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