The meaning of late-season snow

Whatever the day may bring
London, ON
May 2020
This photo originally shared on Instagram

While we all slept last night, it snowed. Which explains how we woke up today to white-covered lawns.

Social media, as you can imagine, was apoplectic. The humanity. The unfairness. The sheer horror.

Of snow. On grass. In almost-mid-May.

As this picture rather simply proves, Calli doesn't much care what everyone else thinks. She was just as happy to explore the 'hood this morning as she's always been. The little sniffer at the business end of her snout was typically active as she dug it into the white stuff, looking for whatever it is that Schnauzers look for.

Life for her is simple. She doesn't get riled up over things she can't control. Sure, she whimpers when I tell her we can't play with the other puppies in the neighborhood just yet. And she'll still dance on her hind legs when she gets really wound up (for the record, her top 3 triggers are squirrels, bunnies, and robins) but she seems to have figured the wonky-weather thing out with typical puppy grace.

In practical terms, she'll bounce off the front step like it's her favorite thing to do. She won't whine about how cold it is (or warm, or rainy, or whatever other condition Mother Nature has decided to share with us.) She doesn't ever forget that a snowy day doesn't mean we can't play a little. Or a lot.

For a 15-pound ball of wiggling fur, who already gets fewer days than most of us, yet doesn't seem to be bothered by that stark fact, this seems like a pretty reasonable way to live. I think I'll follow her lead.

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