2023
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Getaway
Tuesday, March 28, 2023
The Downy Woodpecker doesn't linger at the feeder but instead swoops in, grabs a seed and promptly departs.
6th Day of Spring
Saturday, March 25, 2023
More snow today - fortunately about 40 inches less than the last storm :-)
Wing It
Friday, March 24, 2023
Due North
Thursday, March 23, 2023
They're heading in the right direction. :-)
Spring?
Wednesday, March 22, 2023
A picture that doesn't involve snow at least.
Contemplate
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Belle contemplates a snow bank on a sunny afternoon.
Multitasking
Tuesday, March 21, 2023
Baldr demonstrates how to roll and eat snow at the same time.
Celebrate
Saturday, March 18, 2023
Rilian celebrates sunshine and warmer temperatures today.
Patience
Thursday, March 16, 2023
Rilian awaits breakfast. Strangely, Oliver is still in his stall.
The sun came out yesterday and caused a small avalanche with the snow pack on the metal roof.
Room Service
Tuesday, March 14, 2023
The trip from the hay shed to the barn is a long one today.
The horses are eating in.
Open Water
Sunday, March 12, 2023
Sunshine
Wednesday, March 8, 2023
A sunny day for a change.
Barnyard Boys
Tuesday, March 7, 2023
Old Mr Crow
Sunday, March 5, 2023
Quiescence
Saturday, March 4, 2023
Dormant at present but in 7-10 days this bog will come alive with the trilling of Red-winged Blackbirds returned to spring breeding grounds.
Ride
Sunday, February 19, 2023
Rilian & Lisa on the trail.
Oliver
Saturday, February 18, 2023
Belle
Wednesday, February 15, 2023
Process
Sunday, February 12, 2023
Not the cleanest cutting job on my part. My chain went south and I hadn't a backup handy so had to make do. But it's just firewood so no matter. Still some lengths of trunk buried in the snow along with the main trunk. I'll wait for spring and a new chain before tackling what's left.
Saturday, February 11, 2023
I've been worried about this tree for years. 10 feet up it diverged into two large trunks with a visible seam opening at the V and working downward. In winter, ice and snow would accumulate there. I knew the tree would eventually split and fall, with one half coming down on top of the house. I did not realize that the seam ran all the way down the trunk, as shown here. It was full of frost and would surely have fallen on its own, sooner rather than later.
Big Tree
Saturday, February 11, 2023
Eric came out today to take down a large double-trunked cherry tree that was threatening the house. The main trunk was seamed and had to be strapped before felling. This one was way out of my league. See the following image for the result.
Barred Owl
Friday, February 10, 2023
Sitting in a tree above the stone wall - likely waiting to see if the resident Red Squirrel would put in an apperarance, which I don't believe ever happened.
Emerge
Thursday, February 9, 2023
The driveway begins to emerge from the sheet of ice that has covered it for the past several weeks.
Warming Trend
Monday, February 6, 2023
The sub-zero temperatures are gone and the jackets are off.
Instigator
Monday, February 6, 2023
Rilian is a little stir crazy after the severe cold snap.
Ice Fang
Saturday, February 4, 2023
Sub-zero
Saturday, February 4, 2023
-20F this morning, climbing to about +5F in the afternoon. Baldr doesn't seem to mind.
Cold Snap II
Friday, February 3, 2023
Our relatively mild January is over and February is showing some teeth.
It was -2F (-18C) at 3:30 this afternoon and the windchill was -15F.
The boys are having afternoon hay by the shed while their stalls are cleaned.
They'll spend the night inside with the overnight temperature falling to -20F (-28C).
Even Oliver wears a jacket in this weather.
Winterscape
Thursday, February 2, 2023
Cold Snap
Wednesday, February 1, 2023
A Snowy Day
Monday, January 23, 2023
Ice Drop
Tuesday, January 10, 2023
Brown Creeper
Sunday, January 8, 2023
Afternoon Hay
Monday, January 2, 2023
American Crow
Sunday, January 1, 2023
