that’s right, mauja is no longer anticipating snow since we’re forcasted to get up to 12 inches ( 30.5 cm ) over the next few days. i guess it’s not surprising that his winter coat has grown to a wooly warm thickness – the bulge on the right side of his head is actually almost all fur that is padding his shoulder.

when the snow flies he gets quite playful and if you look in his eyes you might be able to see that he’s looking at me wondering if i’m going let him tackle me. it’s a subtle look, but i know it’s there 🙂

if there were more snow on the ground i might be up for some roughhousing but neither one of us is as young as we used to be, so i’ll hold out for more fluffy padding.