Mud mud and more mud

As I have said before, where there is water, mud and dirt, there is Sydney and Sawyer.  My nature girls live for this kind of weather and these kind of yard conditions!!! I have a love, hate relationship with spring.  I love the warming temperatures, the promise of green, the long outdoor walks, but I despise the gross, saturated and muddy yard.  It only takes a few short weeks to melt all the snow and thaw the ground, but in between, I have to deal with MUD, MUD and dog messes too....hehehehe