Staying Warm

The littlest bit of snow remains on the ground... with more coming this weekend.

Temperatures are frigid.

There's only one thing to do when it gets this cold:

Eat!

The horses love their pasture time, and with this cold, cold weather,

their time out is extended.

It's hard to put on weight when you are burning calories just to stay warm!

Luckily, all of our equines are good at growing fluffy winter coats, too.

Luckily with the extended warm weather that we had this past autumn,

our pastures are in pretty good shape...plenty of grass left for hungry munchers.

We spent a quiet day indoors... the fireplace keeping us toasty.

I have a confession.

I took down the Christmas trees.

I know it's a little early... but the needles were falling like a summer rainstorm.

I was afraid I would awaken to a completely naked tree one of these mornings.

For some reason the trees we cut this year did not retain their needles.

And so... I bid the Christmas decorations a fond farewell and packed them away for next year.

It feels especially good to do a little deep cleaning and de-cluttering.

Now I feel like I am ready to face a new year with a clean slate!

Also... instead of having to stow decorations this weekend while it is snowing,

I will be able to go outside and play in the snow instead!