Tag: cold weather

Photo Friday: the world according to my little dog

28 Comments

Here on the Farmlet there are a few words and phrases that are never said out loud unless we really mean it.

In order of importance to the Little Dog they are:

  1. “Ball”  (ALWAYS spelled when we are talking to each other.)
  2. “Kong” (Same as above)
  3. “Who want’s breakfast/dinner?”  (abbreviated, when we are wondering if the other has already fed them their “B” or “D”)
  4. “Is daddy home yet?”
  5. “Clean-up on isle nine!”  (This one is handy whenever you have spilled something on the kitchen floor, or when it is time to go to bed and they are frolicking and barking with total abandon in the dark …  and yes, we do reward for an appropriate response at bedtime!)

This morning However . . .

Not even the number one word could get a rise out of the Little Dog!

 

 

When the north wind blows,

and a chill is in the air,

sometimes all that is needed

is a soft bed…

and a warm nose.

~*~

Stay warm, and enjoy your weekend my friends!

~*~

Find your blessings where ye may…

3 Comments

The weather is freezing, overcast and dreary today.  The rain comes down  freezing instantly to everything it touches…  I come back in and boot up my Pandora for a listen.   I type in “Loreena McKennitt.”   My house is warm and her lovely voice brightens my mood.  I set to work as a steady stream of Celtic voice and melody speaks to my heart… keeps me company…

Hope you find many blessings in your day my friends.

P.S.  As I sit to write this to you I see intermittent fat snowflakes beginning to fall, and it is still raining.  How is this possible?  I have no clue.

Let the thawing begin

Leave a comment

Today the sun came out and melted quite a bit of the snow.  This made everyone happy.  Especially me!  Even the chickens were no longer afraid to walk in it.

The bees came out for recon and some house keeping duties.  Considering the temperatures we’ve been experiencing I thought their losses were minimal.

The geese, now able to come back to their own stomping grounds, found buried treasure beneath the snow.

I was surprised to see that left over collard greens,  abandoned the day it began snowing, looked perfectly delectable.  The geese sure didn’t pass them up!

Though not entirely melted the snow was thinning quickly.  We needed to lay down straw to keep the mud from sticking to everyone’s feet and thereby keep it out of the house.

It felt good to be outside working!

What did you do this weekend?

Oh look… MORE snow

14 Comments

It was deep!  Seven and a half inches of pure powder!

We even had icicles on the back of the Silkies hutch!

Oh, and the snow-covered thing in the foreground is my new potting bench that Bob and I built at the end of summer.  It even has a dry sink on the right side.  I am looking forward to better weather in spring so I can put it to good use!

OK, I should be all excited about a snow day and Bob being home and all, but the fact is, it’s nice to look at but you don’t want to be in it for working.  Which is precisely where I found myself at 6:45 this morning!   Well, at least I wasn’t the only one who was less than impressed with it all…

Claus’s solution to getting though the snow?  Jump!

Bertha confers with Little Red Hen, “What do you think?  Shall we dive in?”

Little Red Hen,  “Oh sure thing Bertha, you go first!”

Meanwhile, I shoveled a small path from the gate to the barn for the geese.  Did they use it?  NO.  They waddled through the chest deep snow anyway!

Well OK, it did make it easier for me to get through and was a bit less cold on my toes.

While I worked, a little squirrel made a bee line for the maple tree and disappeared into the top!  Can’t say as I blamed him!

Maybe I shouldn’t complain, after all, it could always be worse!

Photo link: http://www.strangedangers.com/content/item/15279.html