We got our first real snowfall yesterday. It started coming down at about 12:30pm, then got heavy by about 3pm. We ended up with about a foot by the time it was over. It's so beautiful! PopPop got Queenee's car shoveled out first thing while I cleared a path to the barn. This was critical, because my old Wheel Horse tractor was in there, snowplow attached, tires chained, and PopPop was itching to give her a go in the snow. While I dug out the chicken coop and my car and finished up the street end of the driveway, he got the tractor battery changed, charged and started her up. And son of a gun, she worked! For a little while anyway; in the end she was defeated by the depth and weight of the snow, but the old girl did her best. At least we didn't have to shovel the entire driveway, and that was a blessing!
My first thought was the chickens and at 7am I went looking for them. I tried to check on them last night, but they were nowhere to be found. Turns out they have a nice cubby hole under a tarp beneath the back room, so they were just fine. I gave them some corn and water to keep them busy while PopPop and I shoveled. Tonight they'll be happy to be able to be in the coop.
WINTER WONDERLAND!!
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful! It must have been so crisp and clear... and to breath in and watch your breath go out in a cloud so magical. The crunch, crunch under your feet.. the scraping of a shovel when it hits the pavement under the snow.. the wondering if you should open your jacket because your actually getting too hot with all the clothes on... then loosing the neckline and the feeling of that first chill on your throat and down your chest... the bright almost blinding whiteness of it all... the thought that maybe a machine could help lighten the load and the fun and excitement of revving one up and the extra time outside it makes you take... the big huff of breath when your finished and stand to admire your work... the sigh of relief in finding the chickens... the warming up in the kitchen and putting away the boots and gloves.. rubbing your red numb nose... looking out at all the birds filling up for the next snowfall at the bird feeders...
I won't ruin that paragraph by adding .. going over to the thermostat and raising the bar!!!
A TRUE WINTER WONDERLAND... Thanks for sharing... it felt good to remember...