My Dad and I would often discuss how the old timers coped without all the weather forecasts, Gortex boots and clothing, heated seats, and most of all equipment to move snow. Today, I am very happy we own a heated backhoe with chains on the tires so Michael could plow ALL this snow we got—12 inches total. Our all time high temp today was 9 degrees above—as I type this blog it is 3 above. And the scary thing is this kind of weather could continue for another two weeks!!!
Michael plowed and plowed—plowed to the wood stack, plowed down to the road. The horses were mighty happy he filled their feeders with hay yesterday!
After making us lunch I turned Gertrude loose, did a little house cleaning and headed to the quilt studio to work on Christmas presents—the gifts are going to be adorable I might add!
We’ve taken two walks today in the frigid temps—Emmi wears her coat with socks attached and is just the cutest thing. She doesn’t mind the socks at all—just trots along as usual. It was sure easier walking this afternoon after Michael had plowed the road!!
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Uff-da! How do the horses survive those temperatures?
ReplyDeleteBrenda is heading back north, just to make sure she closed the door tightly.
ReplyDeleteYour photos are beautiful! Guess they show that even hard times and adverse conditions have their own beauty.
ReplyDeletePicture post card photos. Even here , in southern AZ, there is a cooling of fun th days ahead.
ReplyDeleteYour place is truly a winter wonderland!!
ReplyDeletelove the winter pics of your place....true christmas card stuff. Had a smile on my face when you mentioned the cold. I'm a canadian living in edmonton alberta. Today was a great day, it was -18C...turn that into farenheight and it becomes -6F...we've had snow since the beginning of november, but the good thing is...the rest of the week will be...colder...dropping to -26C...oh well...some people dream of a white xmas...i dream of a green xmas :) again...enjoy your posts, leep up the good work!!
ReplyDeleteThe weather man said it was going to be postcard beautiful. But those temps - below zero with such a horrible wind chill. That is more like our winters were when I was a lot younger. Snow and cold. 1964 was a really bad year.
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures but -yikes!!
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful pictures....but I wouldn't want to be there.
ReplyDeleteOh bit your snow is do beautiful !
ReplyDeleteWe flew to Florida yesterday for a week. Daughter turned 30 yesterday, grandson turns 1 on Saturday.
Back home in Missouri we are to get our first snow tomorrow. 1-3 inches is predicted.
Keep warm!
Great snow pics but I do feel sorry for those horses being outside - yikes!
ReplyDeleteWhen I first became a cowboy's wife I worried about our horses convincing Michael to build a shelter for them. Most of the time in inclement weather the horses are standing outside the shelter--they use it mainly to get away from the flies in the summer.
DeleteWell, I guess the horses are adapted to such weather, but I doubt I would so easily.
ReplyDeleteHowdy Janna, Mike & Ms Emmi,
ReplyDeleteY'ALL ARE CRAZY, ARKIE !!! Going walking in 6* weather with poor Ms Emmi, even if she does look cute in her coat & boots, SHE DOES !!! I'm glad Mike has a snow removal attachment and can 'plow' lanes through the 12" of snow !!!
Did they get the loggin'-truck back on the road or leave it until spring and then haul it out; was the driver hurt?? That sounds like some of the roads in Arkansas, I used to haul lumber on !!!
Hope the electric doesn't go out, on y'all !!! We're ALL ELECTRIC, with freezing rain coming our way !!! All of the way down into the TEENS, pantywaists !!!
Keep 'the cowboy' & Ms Emmi warm, with your gooood cookin'....