Living the Dream

 

Last night we had our first winter snowstorm. As always the day before was spent prepping and making sure everything was organised. I stuffed hay nets in case they had to stay in today, dug out flashlights and filled buckets with water in case we lost power. 

I can lug water from the house but I don't like to

Ed made sure that the tractor was gassed up and ready for plowing. The horses' stalls have sliding doors which open to the paddock and sometimes the wind will blow snow in under them and into the stall. I have some draft snakes that I fastened together and then covered with plastic that I stuff under the doors to keep that from happening.  We didn't lose power which is great but I prefer to make sure that I'm prepared rather than having to scramble.  

In the morning I fed the horses and then, after fortifying myself with coffee headed out to dig out the doors.  It was still snowing/sleeting so I put on some medium weight blankets, dug out the hay box and let them out. I then dug out all the doors, freed the chickens and made sure that I could get the doors open on the hay shed. 

I am sure that they are grateful, ha! 

Cordelia was born in February but if she saw snow before I'm sure she does not remember. She had fun while I was working and then I dug out the snowshoes and took her for a walk. She had a blast. 

Cordelia: this is fun! 

There's this saying 'your dreams won't work unless you do'. Nothing brings that home more clearly than winter.