A Colorado Dream Day

I had planned to write about Shyla's recent trips to town and how she's handling her fears - but I can't. The reason is that it was one of the most gloriously beautiful mornings in the mountains that I can remember.

I expected it to be cloudy, a holdover from our all-day snow storm yesterday, but the azure sky was cloudless. Shyla led the way almost impatiently. I'm a bit slower since my surgery and other health challenges but Shyla wanted me to hurry today!

The sky was the purest blue - the definition of a "Bluebird Sky" and the white snow pillows on the pine boughs looked beautiful against the sky.

We caught the tail-end of the sunrise light, making Shyla glow reddish. When I see her look at me like this, I melt. She is an amazingly loving dog.

We hung out in the sunshine, enjoying the day. One of my favorite places in the early morning is a plateau where we can survey meadows below us. That's what Shyla was doing as she stood on a snow-covered boulder.

It was a "spring snow" because the warm sun baked the world rapidly. Shyla was comfortable to lie in the snow, soaking up the sun rays.

She even dozed off...

In our area, snow at this time of year usually turns mushy and falls from the trees by the afternoon, so we made the most of it this morning.

We even hiked all the way up to Hug Hill, to see the beauty of springtime in the Rockies. Those are very high mountain peaks in the background. Heaven on Earth.

Eventually, it was time to head for home. Shyla led the way.

On some days in the depth of winter, when the wind is whipping the snow in our faces and it's about zero degrees or colder, I harbor secret doubts about why we live here. On days like today, I have absolutely no doubt why we live here. These glorious mountains are an idyllic home for us and our dogs.

P.S. I must thank, from the bottom of my heart, whoever anonymously nominated this blog for a BlogPaws Award. To my utter surprise (because I didn't even know we were nominated!), we are among the four finalists. Thank you so very much!