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Think Dookie will get cleaned up now?
Or not….
Hello, Winter.
Yesterday, chickens awoke perplexed. Their calendar said it was still Autumn.
As one, they went back to bed, tumbling over themselves to get into the chicken house.
Birds swung on feeders.
And goats hid under the porch.
Sheep said, “What shelter?” Completely ignoring their brand new shelter. (YOU JUST CAN’T HELP SHEEP.)
The garden settled down for its long winter’s nap.
And donkeys turned a teeny bit moody. (HI, JACK!)
Winter is like that dinner guest who shows up for the party thirty minutes early while you’re still trying to get the table set and doesn’t help, just hangs around getting in the way.
Plus you know she ran into somebody when she was getting parked, which explains why Autumn is crying on the driveway.
Yesterday was our first real snow on the farm this year.
It was warm and cozy inside.
It was a good day to stay home, to keep the fire hot, and to simmer a pot of beans on the stove. I’m ready this time. We’re stocked up–on food for us, food for the animals. We have a generator (and I’m taking lessons!). We have a wood stove. The 4-wheel drive is working in BOTH of my vehicles! (As opposed to last winter when it went OUT in both vehicles.) Winter and I, we’re going to get along just fine this year. I’m not going to say anything about her coming early. I’m going to sit her down, give her a glass of tea, see if she would like a good book.
I’m going to tell Winter how beautiful she is and make her my friend. We’re going to be so nice to Winter she won’t be able to stand it. She won’t ever have seen nicer people. She’ll be dying to find Spring and tell her how wonderful we are, how polite and kind and worthy of kindness in return.
We’re going to be sooooo nice to Winter that–
BOOMER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Love this post………though you have more snow than me! It is so beautiful……..I’ll have to bring this post back up when it’s February and remember how beautiful Winter can be
I’ve already been to vote, waiting for your new day’s post to hit….. ahhhh, now my early morning is complete!
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I will enjoy your beautiful pictures and glad you are prepared!
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Voted today: 30760 votes.
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I like this statement! And of corse Boomers reaction to winter too!
He could not have said it bettet!
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(New snow makes great pictures)
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I love the snow, I cant wait till we get some here in Ohio, we should have some this week.
You can go to the Weather channel website, and there is a link that will tell you your chances of having a white Christmas.
Your photos are lovely. The first snow is so beautiful and peaceful. Now that you know you are ready for her, you can enjoy what she brings.
Boomer’s post says so much about so many annoying things.
JO in Ohio
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BTW you have an award at my blog. Check it out and claim it when you have time.
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How in the world do you clean Dookie up after that! What a cutey pie.
I guess Boomer let his feelings be known to winter…LOL
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Love your blog Suzanne. Love it!
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It’s cute to see how heavy the goat and sheep fur gets this time of year.
And who is that little adorable kittie sleeping so warm and snuggly inside?
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I think I may be where you were last year when it comes to being prepared for winter. 4 wheel drive is out on the Durango. Generator we have isn’t big enough for the cabin; so I guess I’ll be using bins to store freezer food out in the cold if we lose electricity. We will have heat no matter what, but not by wood stove.
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One my way to vote!
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On my way to vote!
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But do you have tin foil?
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:-)~
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I still like the warm and cozy INSIDE…
I’d want to bring all the animals inside with me!
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You take such gorgeous pictures. I love the one of the birds at the feeder!
I also love that I can add this to my comment:
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Beautiful pictures Suzanne.
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Happy Winter! Our snow is supposed to start today.
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When I looked at your pictures of “my” snow this morning, my cup of coffee tasted much better.
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Is it weird to say that I think I’ll miss voting when tomorrow is over? The camaraderie of working for a common purpose is kind of fun.
Oh, and all your animals are so cute!
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Kathleen H in Indiana
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He was looking for chicken pot pie – I told him I had something I was sure would be delicious and it is!
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I proudly drove my snowy vehicle down to Atlanta last evening. We were the envy of many who saw the white stuff. lol
I LOVE snow. Of course, we don’t really get much of it and it melts as soon as the sun comes up – except in the shadowy places. But beggars can’t be choosers.
We all loved the final picture. My kids had to come see what I was roflmbo about. I didn’t let them scroll down to the last pic until they had read the rest of it first. They were down on the floor too!
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Our early morning visits to your farm start our days off with a smile on our faces and positive feelings in our hearts. Thank you for the mental and facial exercises each day. Stretching out those smiles are the best exercise for our stressful lives.
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