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It’s below freezing every day this week. Again. Did I mention AGAIN?
Animals stare, waiting for me at the fenceline, eager for any sign that I have emerged from the house. Usually, I feed the cows, goats, and sheep first. Today I fed the horses first. I figured they deserved a turn. I got in trouble for that because Glory Bee saw me diss her that way.
When I hauled the first bale out of the barn for her, she followed me and head-butted me from behind, nearly lifting me up in the air.
Guess she showed me.
Then I bring another bale, to get everyone else started. (Competing with Glory Bee for food doesn’t work much for anyone but Dumplin. And just barely for Dumplin.) I check buckets, check the creek, make sure everyone has an unfrozen source of water.
I…
Love…
This Girl…
And she knows it, rotten thing.
Then I’m happy to go back to the house and if I make it without slipping on the ice.
These days, below freezing, my camera seizes up outside within five minutes. This is probably due to not being a very expensive camera, but it’s making my life difficult at the moment!
But not for Casper! Apparently. Casper, rolling in the leftover hay at the horse shelter.
But all is well and the water is running in the house, the power is on, and there is food even if I can’t get to the store!
P.S. I found out yesterday that my book will be reviewed in the February 23 edition of THE NEW YORK TIMES!!!!
Posted by Suzanne McMinn on February 7, 2014
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You and Maia really have a mutual admiration thing goin’ on. She is so adorable, how could you not love that face!
And the NYT – Woo hoo! Can’t wait to read it – Congratulations!
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Congratulations, one of these mornings I will see you on GMA or some such program, probably donig a remote broadcast from the farm.
I am happy to hear things are looking up for you and all of the animals, this has been such a very harsh Winter. It just starting snowing here–again and is supposed to continue through out the night, at least there will be no ice this time, there is still plenty of that on the ground on top of the 8 inches of snow we have, I tied walking down to the fence to throw some bread over and tripped just trying to walk across the yard. Spring can’t get here soon enough.
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Love these animal pics, by the way. Especially Casper rolling in the hay!