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On and Off Snow
This late winter season has been quite erratic. We had days of deep snow last week, followed by a day in the 60’s and lots of rain in which all the snow melted. Now there are flood warnings and it … Continue reading
Snow Comes Again
I am fond of snow this time of the year. (Ask me in March and you’ll hear a different story.) We finally got our first couple inches this week and all the animals are remembering what it’s like and what … Continue reading
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Tagged farm animals in winter, Fiber crafts, snow
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Imagining a White Christmas
Michigan is expected to have the warmest December, ever, and the snowy Christmas we wish for will probably be mild, gray, and misty. We had a short cold spell last week that I captured on film and we’ll just have … Continue reading
Staying Inside
Whoa! We’ve got quite the blizzard going on here today. I don’t think there is much new snow, but the gusting winds are forming deep drifts and white-outs. I’d planned to go see my mother at the nursing home to … Continue reading
Snowy, But Could Be Worse
My part of Michigan was supposed to be getting the most horrible snow storm on Super Bowl Sunday. We hunkered down and stayed home for the day, and it turned out that other parts of the state suffered much worse … Continue reading
Calm Before the Storm
We have a quiet period now, since the winter storm yesterday. The forecast says it will pick up again this afternoon through Friday morning. In such a short time you wouldn’t think we’d be suffering from cabin fever, but we … Continue reading
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Tagged cabbage for chickens, chickens, cooped up, Hobby farm, Michigan, snow, winter, winter storm
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Snow Day
Whoa, big winter storm! Fortunately, we had nowhere we had to go today so we could sit gazing out the windows into the opaque white mist as the drifts grew. I take that back, I did have to go out to … Continue reading
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Tagged blizzard, Hobby farm, Michigan, rooster, snow, winter storm
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A Long, Cold January
Sigh, it seems like this winter is going on forever. I have a bad case of cabin fever and it’s hard even to force myself to do things that might keep my mind occupied. I did some needle felting, at … Continue reading
Deep Freeze
Like most of the US Midwest, we are stalled in the “polar vortex” zone with “life threatening wind chills.” Add to that, the lake effect snows we get in this part of the world, and we have quite the … Continue reading
Life With Fionny
Last night, I watched a Nova program on dogs. It was fascinating, and explained how scientific experiments have proven that dogs are uniquely adapted to respond and relate to humans. No big surprise to a dog lover, but I respect … Continue reading
Snow Shoeing and Coyotes
Fionn and I are having a great time enjoying the white fluffy stuff. It is a snow day and the schools are closed, not that it makes any difference to us. We get to play every day if we want! … Continue reading
January Doldrums
We’re in a band of cold air coming down from Canada and across the Great Lakes and generating “Lake Effect Snow” conditions. Anyone from this area is quite familiar with this phenomenon. Kids watch the TV or internet for news … Continue reading
Waiting for a Blizzard
It has been a typical dull Michigan winter the past few weeks. The sky and the snow-dusted fields and the icy roads all blend together into one vast dull gray canvass. We rarely get to see any sun. The only … Continue reading
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Tagged animal tracks, blizzard, building house, deer, Hobby farm, house construction, Michigan, snow, wheaten terrier, winter
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