Animals
Is there anything more magical than the first snow?
Perhaps a Christmas snow!
- Ice!
A frozen crust on top of Sunday's snow made morning choresa bit treacherous yesterday. Although I love the look of our farm in the snow, the ice makes animal chores a little more complicated.Even the chickens skate across the top of the ice. Accomplishing...
- Blizzard!
Ok, enough is enough! We have had a total of 3 foot of snow so far this month.... and we are not even half way through February. Although it is beautiful to look at, it does make farm life a bit more challenging. Yesterday was a crazy day! I went out...
- Frosty Morning
I awoke to a clear, frosty morning today....perhaps the coldest yet this year. As I was doing the morning chores, the only sound was the distant "who-who-whowho-who-who-whowho" of a great horned owl. The snow remains on the ground, continuing to make...
- And More Snow.....
Here are a few more pictures of our weekend snowfall. We were lucky enough to have Amanda and Tim snowed in with us. We spent Saturday making lasagne, baking, watching "White Christmas" and working on a puzzle. Sunday we all took the girls for a walk...
- Baby, It's Cold Outside
This has been the coldest December that I can remember. Our Decembers are usually temperate...and snow for Christmas is often a long shot. However, it looks like the snow on the ground will still be around for the holidays. The snow on the ground makes...
Animals
"It's always darkest before the dawn...."
And this morning is no exception to that.
The moon has already set.
The farm is shrouded in peaceful, inky darkness...snow falling softly,
blanketing the ground and muffling all sound.
I pull on my warm gear and head out in the gator...
into the first snowfall of the season.
I quickly feed the animals, enjoying the peace and quiet of the pre-dawn.
The horses and donkeys quietly munch on their hay
as the snow settles on their backs.
I am amazed at how quickly the flakes accumulate.
This is the view from the barn's hayloft...
And the guinea tree by the barn...
Up in the chicken pen, Roy Boy has ventured outside with his girlfriend, Dolly.
The rest of the gang watch from the doorway of the henhouse,
hesitant to get their toes cold.
As for MaryAnn and Ginger...
they prefer to remain spectators.
After all, everything they need is inside under a heat lamp...
why venture outside?
As for me...
my free time will be spent in my sewing room,
making more of these....
my view... a winter wonderland!
Is there anything more magical than the first snow?
Perhaps a Christmas snow!
- Ice!
A frozen crust on top of Sunday's snow made morning choresa bit treacherous yesterday. Although I love the look of our farm in the snow, the ice makes animal chores a little more complicated.Even the chickens skate across the top of the ice. Accomplishing...
- Blizzard!
Ok, enough is enough! We have had a total of 3 foot of snow so far this month.... and we are not even half way through February. Although it is beautiful to look at, it does make farm life a bit more challenging. Yesterday was a crazy day! I went out...
- Frosty Morning
I awoke to a clear, frosty morning today....perhaps the coldest yet this year. As I was doing the morning chores, the only sound was the distant "who-who-whowho-who-who-whowho" of a great horned owl. The snow remains on the ground, continuing to make...
- And More Snow.....
Here are a few more pictures of our weekend snowfall. We were lucky enough to have Amanda and Tim snowed in with us. We spent Saturday making lasagne, baking, watching "White Christmas" and working on a puzzle. Sunday we all took the girls for a walk...
- Baby, It's Cold Outside
This has been the coldest December that I can remember. Our Decembers are usually temperate...and snow for Christmas is often a long shot. However, it looks like the snow on the ground will still be around for the holidays. The snow on the ground makes...