bit of snow...

Our deck railing is about 36 inches high...






this is a picture of the thermometer yesterday afternoon.....

And here is it, about 10:00 pm tonite...

think we got a "bit of snow".........

changed the heading...

as much as I liked the air photo of the farm.. all that "green" doesn't seem to fit the bill ... so... now that I have figured out how to play with the heading... I think I will change it up every so often... this, by the way.. is Duke enjoying the first day of winter.

the first dayof winter...

Welcome "winter solstice".. the first "official" day of winter and the shortest day of the year... tomorrow the days will begin to lengthen!!! We are in the middle of a good old fashion snow storm, the second one within two days!!! Originally it was to begin around "mid afternoon", but the more I listened to the weather, the more it changed. As we were leaving for church, the snow was already falling.

Our Pastor said, "these are the days that you dream about when you are young.... the surprises of Christmas just moments away, the snow falling outside...." and to be honest with all of you, I spent almost as much time looking out the beautiful church windows as I did paying attention!!! I'm sorry, but I just couldn't help it... something about singing the Christmas carols and watching the snow fall, was simply magical.

We opened the barn and let the horses out while we were at church, on the way home, we stopped to do chores and bring everyone in. Not that they really wanted to be "in", but I felt better knowing that they would be safe and "warm" inside.

My camera lens fogged as I got out of the truck, but I thought this was a neat picture of "camp" just the same!!!!

This is what the field looked like tonite when we went back to feed supper. With the generator on, and lights in the barn.. it looks quite inviting on a snowy night.... (the shadows in the transom window are the guinea hens!!!)

So, with animals all taken care of, wood brought in for the stove, supper going on the other stove, Ed and I settle in for a snowy night and a good movie..... nice way to begin the winter season.......