land of wonders ~ march 2026 2/2

Marching, or in Tanks case jumping, through the second half the month:

March 18 (Remi waaay ahead)

Tanks shadows!

March 19

enjoying late season snow

I was so surprised to find another isolated heart (below)!! Same path. I had stopped to snap a photo of Tank and almost stepped on the heart with my snowshoes. If I had, it would have become my broken heart.

no clue what formed this almost perfectly shaped heart (not me)

yes you blondee, get down

March 20 sunset

mother nature took a big pine down
(13 secs)

March 22 cloudy layered sunset

taking 3 dogs for a walk
March 23

(Tank, Remi and Leo the cat-dog)



everything smells better together

Tank is always watching out for me



Harmony enjoying bed and breakfast
March 24

Our round bales easily fall apart and are so messy! Brad said "we will never do round bales again". Don't know until you try.

catkins caught my eye

Google says they are from a Hazelnut. Hmm. Maybe?



Tank & Remi
March 25

naturalized grape hyacinths
March 26



calm grazing on emerging grass
March 27



are you coming?




the dogs sniff a lot in the disturbed area

Nemo & Cierra under cover

(no clue why photos are so much darker in blogger)



Tank & Rem-Rem
March 30

It is unusual for me to have all three big dogs together these days.

Remi taking a break

She will be 10 at the end of May. Bernese Mountain dogs life expectancy is 6-8 yrs. She is a medium sized Berny and doing good. Country life suits her well. She loves the woods, the barn and me.

Tank & Remi on barn watch (Leo photo bomb)
March 30

More scratches please (Hope)
March 31

Koda and friends walking
(5 secs)



Tank takes his horse job seriously

This concludes a snapshot of March happenings.

April should bring rain showers, with less weather swings. My early daffodils are about to open and many perennials are poking through the ground. It won't be long and active gardening season will take over! Unfortunately, so will the dreaded flying biters. 

Taking the good with the bad, makes us appreciate the good even more.

land of wonders ~ march 2026 1/2

Let us March into the first half of the month...

March 1 (Tank & Jameson)

X marks the spot

3.2.26


one of my favorite view, coming out of our woods
3.4.26



3.5.26


Cierra

3.6.26

didn't even notice it was raining ;)

um, this tree is in our way

3.7.26



playing pick up sticks




plueeese throw this one (or pole vault!)

good morning moon 3.7.26 (7:37am)




a heart at my feet
3.8.26

Our son had his excavator doing some working at our place. He took down a huge two trunk split tree that was hung up on others. Along with a couple other big tree's waiting to fall on my head. It was so fascinating to watch the action!! He cracked them like toothpicks. My son is a bad ass! I left our woods with a whole new appreciation of his occupation of choice.

safe to walk the Y path again

burning my butterfly garden
(still 3.8.26)

Harmony & Hope and Cierra & Nemo operate as a herd, with fences

3.8.26
a day to remember

amazing evening sky morphing



 two eagles soaring over our place
3.9.26

investigating the changes
3.10.26

calm to the north
3.12.26

fast moving clouds to the south

(Cierra and Nemo)



Tank found our missing rain spout
3.14.26



 auto-paws

waiting to see which direction we are taking

3.14.26

Thanks for scrolling along! I am back to splitting land of wonder posts, even with a small fraction of photos and video's shared *^* No kidding!!

8 weeks vs a chance

Eight weeks ago Tank was diagnosed with Lymphoma, at 7 years and 2 months old. It caught us completely off guard, as Cancer often does. Our youngest dog to get some type of big C. 

The average survival rate for dogs without treatment is eight weeks. Which means, as of this post Tank would no longer be with us.

After a lot of discussion about what is best for Tank, along with sleepless nights, sadness and tears, we decided to take a chance and have Tank's Lymphoma treated. 

With time, Tanks cancer has gotten easier to talk about. I can't tell you how many times I've tried to post about what our big 92 lb boy is going through.

We are selective about who we tell. These days I care less about the people who instantly give us a "it is just a dog" look in their eyes. Most do. Their hearts just don't hold the same depth of love as ours. Other times, I get the cynical "how much does THAT cost?" comment. Cue my canned response.

I am open and happy to share all things I didn't want to learn about Canine Lymphoma and chemotherapy treatment, with animal lovers.

The most frequent question I get asked is:

Q: How did you find it?

A: I found a lump on Tanks neck while petting him. At first, I thought it was a fatty tumor. It was moveable. It grew in a short week and half and I knew something wasn't right.

We took Tank to see his vet. His blood cells revealed Lymphoma. Ironically, Tank had a wellness visit the month before and his bloodwork came back great. We learned Lymphoma doesn't show up in routine blood draws. We were told we found his cancer early, and given a glimmer of hope. Most dogs are diagnosed with baseball sized lumps. Tank's had grown a bit smaller than a quarter.

We were referred to an Oncologist at a small clinic to find out the type of Lymphoma, and discuss options. T-cell does not respond well to treatment. B-cell has a 90-95% proven remission rate with a Chemotherapy protocol (CHOP) developed by our WI University.

Chemotherapy is not a cure. With B-cell, the potential average quality of life with treatment is not that long, but a lot longer than eight weeks. I asked SO so many questions. Before and after we found out Tank has B-cell Lymphoma. His Oncologist is wonderful and patient. She answered all of my questions and addressed our concerns. Validating, there is no wrong decision. All the staff at the oncology clinic are kind, caring animal people.

Our decision to treat Tank was not made lightly. 

His lump/s disappeared shortly after we started, and lymph nodes are currently back to normal. We have a long way to go to complete the recommended treatment series.

We are cautiously agreeing to the CHOP protocol week by week. Much depends on how Tank handles it. So far, Tank is doing really well. You would never know he is being treated. 

Many photos were shared of our chemo baby during my February land of wonders post.

3.29.26

Each day with Tank is a treasured gift.