High Centered in the Pond

The storm has come and gone, leaving behind gigantic snowdrifts and bare ground. Miles, my 3 legged border collie, has gotten high centered a couple times, but managed to emerge relatively unscathed. I myself got high centered in my attempt to walk out to the west pasture ponies. It looked like level ground, but when I planted my foot I seriously planted it into a mid-thigh deep snow drift, I had walked directly into the depression from one of the ponds! It took some finagling to get myself out because suddenly wherever I placed my unstuck foot the drift was equally treacherous.  I considered just lying down to make a snow angel instead, but I persevered and was able to free myself while simultaneously gaining a greater appreciation for Miles' challenges.