Snow Days

We awoke yesterday to the first snow of the season.  I was beyond elated.  There's something wonderful about that first snow that takes me back to my childhood... so many snow-filled memories - playing outdoors until frozen and then coming into the house for warm tea with milk and cinnamon toast.  Precious memories that always surface with the first snow.  Memories of my own children in the snow... sledding, building snowmen, snow days... 

The good thing about this snow... especially in this season of life, was the fact that it was beautiful, but not enough to have to shovel!

Just a little snow is perfect!

The tail end of the front that brought us snow brought us fiercely cold wind.  

The blessing in that was that the horses and donkeys weren't interested in going out to pasture. 

 I had planned on keeping them all in during this time when Red is "out of commission".  Sadly, he is no better.  Happily, he is no worse.

After giving Red his antibiotic and feeding the horses, we headed up to open the chicken houses.  The birds took one look at the snow and stopped in their tracks.

After assessing the situation... they decided to forge ahead to the snacks that awaited them in their yard.


However, most of the rest of the day, the chickens hid out in their houses... away from the icy winds.

While we were busy cleaning chicken houses and filling waterers, Forrest was down the driveway barking and barking.

It was a fearful bark - the kind saved for very scary circumstances.


Jack ran down to see what it was that had Forrest so upset.  It was...

an extremely scary plastic bag that had blown onto the farm from someone's trash.

As you can see, Chester and Annie are much braver than our pup.  They marched right up to that scary bag and gave it a good sniff.  

"Nothing scary here!" they assured Forrest.  He wasn't taking any chances, though.  He kept his distance... played it safe!

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Sending hugs to all!!  Have a happy weekend!

Comments

Anonymous said…
What a treat to wake up to snow. I certainly enjoyed seeing those pictures since I rarely get to see that where I live. I hope Red turns a corner this weekend and regains his health. Darn those scary plastic bags! At this time of year, our pup feels the same way about some of the neighbors' Christmas decorations!
Jeannie
Junebug said…
I would love a day or two of snow. We have been experiencing freezing fog. Every weather change brings its own "fun". Hope Red feels better soon! Enjoy your day!!
EDGAR C. BEARD said…
WE HAD A WHITE FROST IN HICKMAN COUNTY (CENTERVILLE) A DAY OR THREE AGO..THE SUN WHIPPED IT OUT QUICKLY WHEN IT CAME UP...I WILL SURE MISS THESE THE NEXT 2 DAYS..BUTLOOKING FORWARD TO MONDAYS GREAT POST...YOU HAVE SUCH GREAT KNOWLEDGE AND THE PIC AT THE TOP OF THE PAGE WAS WAS BEAUTIFUL... THANK YO FOR TAKING THE TIME TOMAKE OUR DAY START OFF GREAT..ENJOY THE WEEKEND!!!!! KEEP SMILING !!!!!!
This N That said…
The perfect amount of snow. No arm no foul! Love that Forrest was afraid of a plastic bag…. he’s always available as a source of entertainment.
I hope that this is the end of the wind and cold for a little while. It’s been miserable. Have a wonderful weekend. Don’t work too hard. Hugs
Karen said…
I do SO love snow! We used to get much more back when I was a kid - not so much now (Pacific NW). How I miss it . . .that quiet that comes with a blanket of snow! Forrest is such a good watch dog! Nothing is coming onto your property that he doesn't know about:) Anything out of the ordinary . . . our dog barked for a couple days because my husband parked his trailer in the driveway!
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I'm sorry that Red isn't better, but hope he will be much better soon. Forrest is so cute, barking at that bag. Glad you checked that out! I love the snow too....it makes everything so beautiful and sparkly. Just wish it wasn't so slippery to walk on when you get older and your balance isn't so good anymore. I had problems commenting here for a while, but it's gotten better for me lately. Hope that will be true for everybody.
Anonymous said…
Beautiful snow pictures.