The parking lot at work around 6 am Sunday morning, giving me a very quiet and peaceful break from the normal hustle and bustle. We got a total of almost 6 inches; this was about 4 inches at the time.
The snow was light and fluffy, which made it "Christmas Card Pretty" and oh so nice and easy to shovel! No wind came with it, so it made life much easier for travelers and all the outside critters!
Nessa is getting closer to calving, and has settled down, which is *nice*! I just hope she waits to calve after the bitter cold snap passes through, it just makes things harder on everything. Friday it was so cold, one of my garden hoses broke off in my hand (I was trying to be extra careful!). It's early in the season for the Arctic air, I hope it's not a pre-courser of what the rest of winter will be like (uuuugggghhhhhh!) This was our forecast, minus the wind chills!
My truck heater blower went out. I muddled through the past couple of weeks without it, but I'm not driving it in the bitter cold. I'd just rather be safe than sorry, as not a lot of people are on the road at 4:30 in the morning in case I'd have troubles on the way to work. Pat worked on it Saturday, but the new part isn't exactly like the old one, so he has to do some finagling to get it to work. I really didn't want him working on it in the bitter cold, because he can't wear gloves while working on it.
Just doing chores and taking my gloves on and off to open gates, hang things, deal with waterers, etc. makes my hands cold. Wet gloves sticks nicely to metal gates.....just glad its not my fingers!
Our Thanksgiving was a good gathering of the Russells' and great food! Pat was given a turkey, so we cooked it, and one that we raised this summer. I'm glad we did both, as we didn't come home with too much leftovers! Taste-wise, ours had more flavor (albeit a bit drier as we overcooked it a bit), and you could taste the difference. :) Pat made sage dressing, and the pumpkin pies as well. Everyone brought their special goodies (aka what is our favorites!) and of course, we all ate too much! It was awesome to see everyone and be extra Blessed with a bounty of foods.
Nessa's udder is getting tight, but not quite full. Her pins need to loosen some, but then again, she's "extra padded" compared to a full Jersey, so she could be fooling me! Baby isn't rolling around like it was, so I'm figuring it's going to move into birthing position. Soon I will be doing night checks as well, whose bright idea was it to get her bred and calve in December?? (HA)
As I look at the clock, I see it's about chore time, but am putting it off for it to 'warm up' with the sunshine. Wind chill this morning is -15, not something I'm looking forward to again. But alas I don't think it will really get 'warm' today, so will trudge out through the pretty snow and make all the outside critters happy with water, food and some scratches/scritches and pets.
Janene, sorry to hear about your heater issue. Why do cars always break at the most inopportune times. Who knew that December would be such a bitter cold month. There was no easing into Winter this year. One day it was 60 degrees and the next wind chills below zero. What's up with that. I don't envy your cold morning chores. The only chores I have is prying Bradley, my nine year old grandson, out of bed and getting him started for the day. We have had three snows with the total accumulation for all three coming in at no more than a couple inches. However, since the temperature has been so cold, it's still on the ground. The Farmer's Almanac sure was right so far. They claimed the Midwest would have a colder and wetter winter.
ReplyDeleteGood luck with your calving in such cold weather. Have a great day on the farm.