Fern and the deer . . . . .

This is the 2nd time since we’ve had her that I’ve taken her out late at night and she spots a deer and takes off after it.  Bear in mind that she’s mostly white and she’s running on snow, so she’s hard to see.  I’ve called her and she’s stopped in our neighbor’s back yard – although I don’t know if it’s my command, or if she suddenly realizes that the deer is a lot larger than her.  ■

A new year . . . . . .

Yes, a new year has started.  The old one went out easily and this new one has slipped in by itself, oh so quietly.  ■  Our temperatures have been warm with very little snow, although we did get a couple of inches tonight.  The bigger news is that the temperature is really starting to drop.  It’s 19° now and headed for a low of 3°.  Burrrrr.  ■  Fern, our new puppy, is doing well.  She and Abby play together a lot during the day.  Rugs are askew in the living room and front hallway.  Sometimes they’re on the bed with me and decide that it’s time to play.  At that point you’re just something that has to be stepped-over, or on.  ■  I painted a picture of Fern and Abby at the top of our stairs – waiting for me to come up.  This is it. ■  I think they’re both very happy with each other for company.  Fern follows her older sister’s lead and they usually snuggle together.  Fern needs the warmth from her bigger sister.  ■  Bought a new iPad a couple of days ago.  They were on sale and my original iPad has been slowly dying.  One of the principal programs I used on my old iPad was a program call “Brushes”.  The programmer rewrote it for the newer apple OS and it now stinks.  I’m going to have to find another painging program  ■  Time for bed. ‘Night.  ■