Animals
I opened the barn and chased Rod out of his night time stall. He took one look at the snow on the ground and ran right back into the barn and into his stall.
I headed out to open the chicken houses....but none of the hens would come out. Even the guineas are staying indoors today. Here are Star and Stella....happily munching away in the comfort of their warm, dry houses. 
It seems that I am the only one crazy enough to go out in this mess today. Now, to get out of these soaking wet clothes and into a hot shower.
- Here A Flake, There A Flake, Everywhere A Snowflake!
Winter has arrived...a little early. It's been bitter cold...cold enough to freeze the edge of the pond and the autumn leaves that floated there. Yesterday morning, as I headed to the barn for chores,the scene was this: Out in the pasture the horses...
- Wintry Weekend
After waiting for what has seemed like an eternity,the first snow of Winter arrived this weekend. Now, you may remember that we had a 6 inch snowfallon the weekend after Halloween.(Yes, that was the weekend we drove to W.V. to pick up our piglets,and...
- The Calm Before The Storm
The Calm.... I was originally going to call this post"Making Snow Angels". Yesterday morning, while I was cleaning the dry lot,the Bigs took turns rolling in the snow. First Donnie, then Scarlet, and lastly, Moonbeam. Back and forth they rolled, with...
- Last Call
So much of farm life is ritual. There are certain chores that are done every day and every evening....without exception. No matter what the weather, the chores must be done. After all, there are little lives that depend upon us to meet their needs. And...
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"One misty, moisty morning, when cloudy was the weather....." I was reminded of this nursery rhyme this morning when I went out to do the chores. A thick blanket of fog had settled over the farm since last night's torrential rain storm. Fog like this...
Animals
Addendum to Today's Post
Here is what greeted me this morning as I went out for morning chores....another three inches of snow fell during the night. Unfortunately the snow turned to rain, making this morning's chores a bit soggy.
I opened the barn and chased Rod out of his night time stall. He took one look at the snow on the ground and ran right back into the barn and into his stall. I headed out to open the chicken houses....but none of the hens would come out. Even the guineas are staying indoors today. Here are Star and Stella....happily munching away in the comfort of their warm, dry houses. It seems that I am the only one crazy enough to go out in this mess today. Now, to get out of these soaking wet clothes and into a hot shower.It looks lovely outside. However, it is wet and cold. I think I will take a hint from the animals and stay in the shelter of the house today!
- Here A Flake, There A Flake, Everywhere A Snowflake!
Winter has arrived...a little early. It's been bitter cold...cold enough to freeze the edge of the pond and the autumn leaves that floated there. Yesterday morning, as I headed to the barn for chores,the scene was this: Out in the pasture the horses...
- Wintry Weekend
After waiting for what has seemed like an eternity,the first snow of Winter arrived this weekend. Now, you may remember that we had a 6 inch snowfallon the weekend after Halloween.(Yes, that was the weekend we drove to W.V. to pick up our piglets,and...
- The Calm Before The Storm
The Calm.... I was originally going to call this post"Making Snow Angels". Yesterday morning, while I was cleaning the dry lot,the Bigs took turns rolling in the snow. First Donnie, then Scarlet, and lastly, Moonbeam. Back and forth they rolled, with...
- Last Call
So much of farm life is ritual. There are certain chores that are done every day and every evening....without exception. No matter what the weather, the chores must be done. After all, there are little lives that depend upon us to meet their needs. And...
-
"One misty, moisty morning, when cloudy was the weather....." I was reminded of this nursery rhyme this morning when I went out to do the chores. A thick blanket of fog had settled over the farm since last night's torrential rain storm. Fog like this...