Hunting was a real pleasure today. The weather was predicting sleet/snow but later in the day and thankfully, they were right. It was in the lower 30s and sunny. We tromped through snow pine lanes and a swamp and saw a lot of tracks. We got there at about 9:00AM and finally our friend Dennis Behr's dog, Copper, got the scent and chased it right to Don, Dennis's brother. So it was a successful hunt.

It seems rather odd to be tramping through the snow and ended up actually getting a little too warm.

Dennis 's little Copper has had a sore knee but the swelling seemed down this morning, and you would never have GUESSED that he had a problem while he was on that rabbit. But, when he knew the rabbit was caught, he sat down and lifted up his paw and it was all swollen. Poor baby, Dennis carried him out of the woods because he was in obvious distress. I will find out on Friday if they have found out what is wrong with him. He is a sweet dog and has a good nose. It is just thrilling to hear a dog on a scent.

I made an apple raspberry pie yesterday. I had one can of prepared apple pie filling and a 9 inch pie requires two cans, so I spread a package of frozen raspberries over the filling, topped it with the second crust and baked it. It is really good.

The weekend if over, we will cap it off by watching the Oscars. We only saw one of the movies nominated for best picture but we always enjoy the glitz.

Tomorrow is the last day of the month already too.

Hope March comes in like a lion, so it goes out like a lamb. (I believe that is the way it goes.)

Love

Mary