Saturday started out with a bit of rain, but by the time we collected all of the pups to get to the preserve, we had some beautiful weather. I took a quartet of great pups, Saltine, Godiva, Leo & Hank, to the preserve to toss the ball a bit and run in the woods. I didn't need to throw the ball too much, because they took turns playing keep away and running off into the snow and mud. The warm weather caused a bit of wetness and mud, and this group loved all of it. We managed to avoid any swimming in the ocean and still needed a few towels to get back in the car. We heard some dogs barking on the trail, but didn't see any other visitors on our trip. The weather turned out to be beautiful and everyone got in some exercise before we headed for home to relax for the weekend.