Animals
- The First Snow Comes Late
We awoke yesterday morning to the first snowfall of this winter. It's late this year.Usually by this time we have had snow on the ground for weeks.I am not complaining...we've had a mild winter...and mild winters are much easier for farm chores....
- Blue Skies, Sun, And Icicles
Yesterday afternoon as the dogs and I moved about the farm...feeding animals, gathering eggs, filling water buckets and cleaning manure,I was enthralled with the positively beautiful weather. The sun was out and the thermometer had hit a high of 28 degrees...
- In The Lane....snow Is Glistening....
Oh my, what a difference a day makes.Going out for morning chores yesterday, I was met with this.... And the snow just kept on falling. Don't you just love the "blue" hour right before sunrise?Oh, how this puts me into the Christmas spirit!! It's...
- Happy Chickens...abundant Eggs
In caring for my animals, I am always trying to find the "best way" of doing things. Each morning, I open up the chicken houses and allow the girls out for free ranging. After they have all hastily exited their houses, I clean their waterer, refill...
- Spring Fever...continued
Although Spring is in the air...winter is still on the ground. Our farm is situated on the north side of a gradual slope,so we retain our snow for the longest time.As I drive through the countryside...I watch the fields emerge from beneath the snow.But...
Animals
Sunshine and Smoking Jackets
That Polar Vortex that we've all been hearing about so much this winter
seems to be stuck in our area.
And from what I hear, it's not leaving any time soon!
We had a fresh snowfall Tuesday,
so when the sun finally came out yesterday,
it was absolutely beautiful and bitterly cold.
Nothing melted...and probably won't for quite some time.
We are all hibernating... only going outside when it's absolutely necessary.
The knitting continues as I sit inside the window soaking up the sunlight...
and I played around with new hairstyles...
By yesterday afternoon I needed to get outside in the sunlight,
so I bundled Sam and Oakley up in their "smoking jackets"
(we call them that because it sounds more masculine!)
and out we went for a walk.
Destination....pigpen!
I miss spending time with Ginger and MaryAnn.
They rarely emerge from their house...
staying inside under their heat lamp eating hay and sleeping.
So, I crawled through their little door and sat inside with them for a while.
It looks as if our visits over the next week will have to be done just like this!
And it also looks as though I will get more knitting done.
You'll notice, Sam and Oakley's jackets don't slow them down a bit!
- The First Snow Comes Late
We awoke yesterday morning to the first snowfall of this winter. It's late this year.Usually by this time we have had snow on the ground for weeks.I am not complaining...we've had a mild winter...and mild winters are much easier for farm chores....
- Blue Skies, Sun, And Icicles
Yesterday afternoon as the dogs and I moved about the farm...feeding animals, gathering eggs, filling water buckets and cleaning manure,I was enthralled with the positively beautiful weather. The sun was out and the thermometer had hit a high of 28 degrees...
- In The Lane....snow Is Glistening....
Oh my, what a difference a day makes.Going out for morning chores yesterday, I was met with this.... And the snow just kept on falling. Don't you just love the "blue" hour right before sunrise?Oh, how this puts me into the Christmas spirit!! It's...
- Happy Chickens...abundant Eggs
In caring for my animals, I am always trying to find the "best way" of doing things. Each morning, I open up the chicken houses and allow the girls out for free ranging. After they have all hastily exited their houses, I clean their waterer, refill...
- Spring Fever...continued
Although Spring is in the air...winter is still on the ground. Our farm is situated on the north side of a gradual slope,so we retain our snow for the longest time.As I drive through the countryside...I watch the fields emerge from beneath the snow.But...