Poor Ed, actually had two fire calls during the storm.. and not that this was a huge storm.. we have had bigger with way more snow, but what made this one so different was the wind. In fact, it was hurricane speed winds!!! The snow was very fine and with the wind, it creeped into everything. Ed plowed the driveway several times just to stay ahead of the drifts. I was all set for taking tons of "really cool pictures"... only to have my little camera suddenly quit on me.. and this was the only "storm picture" that I got!!!! (course you know that I had to get a new camera as soon as we could)....
so.. with new camera (actually the exact same one that I had before).. I got the rest of these photos. Oh, but look who had the good sense to move into the house, especially during the storm. It has become a nightly ritual... Annabelle sleeps in the house... no more barn bed for her.. she has found the cozy spot to be.
The snow really is pretty and if we're going to put up with the cold of winter... we might as well have some snow to play in. The temps have mild a little, last week we had sub zero, and now it stays just around freezing...
which, when you have a warm sunny spot to stand in... makes it just about perfect. With these fuzzy coats, the horses seem pretty happy. They were just glad to be outside again, we locked them in during the storm and two days of standing inside just isn't their cup of tea!!! But I wasn't taking any chances with the wind.....
It took a little doing for the birdies to come out. They aren't as comfortable with the snow... but they were happy to be out of their house and into some fresh air.
so, it's winter in New England..... however - I noticed that the days are a bit longer!!!!!
