Walking on the Moon

Our backyard looks like the surface of the moon. Over the last two weeks, we and the dogs have walked all over the backyard and trampled down the snow. Then we had warm weather and some of the snow melted. Then the weather turned cold again (remember, this is Ohio) and every thing froze hard. There are craters, hills, plateaus, and a few spots of grass. Walking outside is an adventure. Rudy is heavy enough that he sinks through the top frozen crust and is up to his belly in the snow. Emme is so light she mostly stays on the top of the frozen crust. I just try to stay upright. It is like walking on the moon. I will be glad when this is gone. We have a prediction of freezing rain overnight but then warming up to 47 degrees and rain tomorrow. Maybe this will be over soon.