Leg Shaving Day

Lily's ancestors come from the mountains of Austria and Northern Italy.

They needed leg hair to protect them from the cold winters and rough terrain.

Lily lives in Ohio.

Her excessive leg hair collects dirt, burrs, mud balls and ice chunks.

Twice a year, once in the spring before fly season starts and once in the fall when fly season ends, I trim the long hairs from her legs.

I use hand scissors instead of the electric clippers. I'm going for practical, not pretty. The scissors don't overheat nor do they gum up when trimming unwashed legs.

Soon, I am covered with hair. The floor is littered with hair.

Lily, too, remains quite hairy.