Winter Quiet

Another Christmas holiday has come to a close. It was a wonderful holiday here at the farm this year....filled with family and friends. A few days of rain followed by bitter cold has slowed life down a bit. Daily chores are made up of mostly just the essentials....keeping manure cleaned up and plenty of feed to keep the animals warm.

This time of year gives us more indoor time....time to reflect, time to plan, time to reorganize our lives.

Bird watching is great right now as the cold weather drives more and more of our feathered friends to our feeders. Here are a few that visit with regularity.
Mrs. Downy Woodpecker
Mr. Downy Woodpecker
Mr. Cardinal (Mrs. visits, too)

Having the kids around over Christmas gave us a chance to stock up on firewood. Nothing makes me feel warmer in these cold winter months than knowing we have plenty of wood on hand.
This picture of our wood pile was taken with my Christmas present.....yes, Santa was very good to me...there was a wide angle lens under the tree (Thank goodness that Santa reads my blog!)

Comments

There are few things more enjoyable that seeing birds in the winter on feeders. I love it!

I have total woodpile envy. How I would love a wood furnace and a woodpile!

Sounds so lovely where you are at.
Julie said…
Looks like you had a great Christmas with your family. Great pictures! Santa did well!
Anke said…
Sounds like you had a great time...
We love to watch the birds and the squirrels in the backyard. We keep the feeders full and water available and they keep on coming.
Sandy said…
We look forward to photos taken with your new camera. Glad you had a wonderful Christmas.

Teacup Lane (Sandy)
Sandy said…
We look forward to photos taken with your new camera. Glad you had a wonderful Christmas.

Teacup Lane (Sandy)
Glo said…
love, love, love the bird pictures! Looking forward to seeing more of your farm in 2010 through the wide angle lens!