Back to the Coop

Well, we're back. From one extreme to another.

There:


Here:




Getting back to the Farm I found the chickens in fine shape, thanks to our good neighbors Grant and Charlie who came up every three days to check the water and feed.

Rocket Dog loved the snow and pranced and cavorted in twirlings of insane joy, snuffling under the white stuff to find mice or racing from one tree to another.

I was lost in the beauty at times but was soon caught up in reality by notices like the following from the Emergency Advisory service:

THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON CONTINUES TO FILTER INTO THE STATE
AND WILL STAY IN PLACE WELL INTO THE NEW WORK WEEK. THE
COMBINATION OF LOW TEMPS BETWEEN 5 & 10 ABOVE ZERO.AND
A GUSTY WIND OUT OF THE WEST WILL CAUSE WIND CHILL READINGS TO
AVERAGE 15 TO 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR A TIME LATER TONIGHT AND
EARLY MONDAY.

WHILE THE WIND CHILL READINGS WILL CREEP UP FOR A TIME LATER
MONDAY MORNING.IT WILL STILL BE VERY COLD WITH WIND CHILLS NOT
EXPECTED TO RECOVER MUCH ABOVE ZERO EVEN DURING THE AFTERNOON
HRS. THE BITTER COLD WILL CONTINUE INTO MON NIGHT & EARLY
TUESDAY WHEN AN ADVISORY MAY ONCE AGAIN BE NEEDED.

Brr…. It’s cold up here. And we’re getting low on firewood. The idea of a little hacienda on some balmy-breezed island begins to have some real appeal.