Winter in Minnesota Jan 8 2020

2019 Started with record snowfall crushing the old record. Most of it fell from 4 February~ 15 March 2019. Nacho and I walked a record setting low for any month. February walking 13 miles on 6 walks, time it took 6 hours that's 2.16 miles per hours! Nacho walked more mile's than I did. Because I had to lift my walker over mounds of plowed snow, 3 feet high and 4~6 feet wide in many places. This year I've gotten a compact shovel to knock down some of the hight of the mounds.

Was running out of room.

Nacho needed a path to run around.

Going for walks  came down to walking around the block 5 times.

                                We still had snow in the backyard until late May!!

                                                                            

A lot of snow that year.

I can't help myself

A time line in reverse

How did this happen 

Watching this guy come 

Out of fear seeing him become

Curious 

  Had a bath it was wet!

I smell Good

Sounds becomes

interesting 

Ben was okay if he next to me 

Still so afraid 

His biggest fear

People

Starting to settle in
Feeling safe

Jumping at every sound

Afraid of everything even me!

Seeing how far Ben has come in such a short time

Is a wonderful thing to see

Seeing eyes go from terror to trust

A hand reaching toward him triggering fright

To having him reaching out to be touched

Looking forward to watching

As Ben opens up to the world around him

Without fear

Learning he's loved and accepted

From this point on he is in

His forever home fulled with love