Animals
- The Magic Of Snow
Sunday morning we awoke to a fresh blanket of snow.I am still in that part of the wintertime where snow excites me.In December and January, I view the snow through romantic eyes...through magical memories of childhood days. First snows. White Christmases....
- 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...
- 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...
- Friday's Addendum
Yesterday's snow was mostly mixed with rain and so we had no accumulation....just slop. This morning, though, it has started to snow again.....and here is what it looks like from our upstairs loft library...I think I will stay in the loft (that is...
- Quiet Winter Scenes
Being from Africa, Guineas are not so fond of snow and ice, and so they spend most of these days seeking shelter on the Dutch doors to the horse stalls. This was the view from the top of Bee Haven Lane yesterday after the snow ended. Off to the far right...
Animals
Snow Day?
There was a day (long ago) when the mere mention of
"SNOW DAY"
sent fluttering butterflies of excitement through my soul.
Those were the days when a snow day meant...
no school,
playing for hours on mountains of snow left at the curb by the plow,
snow forts,
then warming up with hot tea with lots of milk and sugar and cinnamon toast.
Life is so simple when you are a child...
no wonder all of the memories are sweet ones!
Nowadays "snow days" mean something altogether different.
Although, I still feel a twinge of anticipation at the thought of deep snow...
along with the excitement comes a whole lot of responsibilities.
As I sit here writing this blog, the weather forecast for the end of this week is
a major winter storm named "Jonas"... a Noreaster.
(I don't recall winter storms having names when I was a child.)
Although predictions are known to change,
at this point snowfall accumulation is to be somewhere in the range of a foot to two feet...
depending upon the tracking of the storm.
"SNOW DAY!!!!"...oh, right...I'm not in school any more!
Regardless, with the potential out there, the next few days will be spent
readying the farm for snow.
Chicken houses are getting a new layer of bedding,
as chickens do not like playing in the snow...
so they will spend much more time indoors than usual.
Goat and sheep houses will have hay added so that
our fluffy four-legged ruminants can stay indoors and chew their cud.
As most people are shoveling out their cars and walkways,
I will be shoveling paths in the snow for the animals to get to their water and their food sources.
And then, of course, the cars and walkways will have to be addressed.
Snow, though lovely to gaze upon, adds a whole new layer of work to farm work.
Think of us as you watch it fall outside your window!
- The Magic Of Snow
Sunday morning we awoke to a fresh blanket of snow.I am still in that part of the wintertime where snow excites me.In December and January, I view the snow through romantic eyes...through magical memories of childhood days. First snows. White Christmases....
- 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...
- 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...
- Friday's Addendum
Yesterday's snow was mostly mixed with rain and so we had no accumulation....just slop. This morning, though, it has started to snow again.....and here is what it looks like from our upstairs loft library...I think I will stay in the loft (that is...
- Quiet Winter Scenes
Being from Africa, Guineas are not so fond of snow and ice, and so they spend most of these days seeking shelter on the Dutch doors to the horse stalls. This was the view from the top of Bee Haven Lane yesterday after the snow ended. Off to the far right...