The calm before the storm

We took the dogs for a quick hike while the girls snuggled in for some tablet time.

Bella is NOT fond of the cold weather. First, she is a West Virginia stray, so she was down south and likely didn't experience snow or anything too cold. Second, she has very short fur and her underside is basically bald.

It's funny because I swear, when she hears us talking about going outside, she suddenly won't make eye contact with us. As if to say "nope, not me, don't look at me"

We got her a fleece sweater to wear and then I also went and got her a new harness. Since she has to be leashed at all times, I wanted something more comfortable since she likes to run - then get choked up when she gets to the end of the 30 ft lead. I also started using a retractable leash, which I normally hate (people don't seem to understand that they should still be in control of their pets with these leashes - I've across some people whose dogs have run into the street or jump on people). Anyway, I figured since we're out on our property, it's fine and we'll get less tangled in the bushes. She did pull me into a huge thorn bush, but I also wasn't paying attention.

We're expecting some crazy weather over the weekend - winds up to like 70mph! We experienced a bad wind storm in 2017 as well and some people were without power for weeks. We didn't get hit that badly, but it did tear shingles off our roof, so we ended up getting a whole new roof last year.

Figured we'd take a quick hike through the woods before the weather got too nutty.

Bella is still getting used to everything and sniffing around and while she does not love the cold weather, it was like 40 degrees when we got out there.

Stopped to visit the chickens. Bella is not interested, while MR would love to eat one. 

My beautiful Brahma

My girl Hei-Hei! She always comes right over.

We got the chickens ready for the storm too; made sure their water was full and plugged in, food was full. Eggs were gathered.

We're hunkered down and ready for it.