Jenny and Finn to the Rescue

We were supposed to get only 1-3 inches of snow last night....that did not happen.  We must have gotten at least 7 or 8 more inches in addition to what we already had.  Gary got up early and started the snow blower before I was going to the barn.  It sure beat having to shovel a path and he did a great job.

By 8:30 Jenny and Finn arrived to help with the driveway and morning chores.

There was no wind so Rebel and Buddy were outside for breakfast.

Once again, the wind kicked in at it felt like -5.  They had eaten all their hay so I put them in around 3:30 with more along with some warm water.

All of the schools were closed in this area and eventually the roads were in pretty good shape.  Good enough for Gary to drive into Brockport.  When the weather is like this I am an absolute bum.  The fire keeps me in a zone and the horses keep me moving.  They were served dinner at 5:30.

Some color was back in the sky.

I baked a piece of chicken and made big salads for dinner.

Romaine, tomatoes, avocados, feta cheese and the chicken.  So good.

This weather is not going to change much over the next week.  Did you get hit with some snow and frigid temperatures?

Night all.

A New York State Of Emergency

The snow has arrived and more is on the way.

The temperature with the wind chill has been below 0 much of the day.  Right now it is 13 degrees and feels like 3.  The warmest it has been.

I put just a little hay out for the boys while I cleaned their stalls.  The wind was back.

Set them up with more hay and warm water and put them back in a little after 9.  I see no reason for them to just stand with their with their butts to the wind when they have their suites.

Around 1:30 I let them out of their stalls and they had the run in to move around. More warm water and more hay and then they went back in.

We could get 12 -18 inches of snow so Gary wanted to get ahead of it and worked on the driveway.  He also blew a path back to the barn.  Of course it will all be blown in by morning.

I spent the afternoon by the fire, talking to a couple friends on the phone. The roads are very bad so we have no plans to go anywhere.  Schools will be closed tomorrow.

At 5 Buddy and Rebel went back out and once again they preferred hanging out....waiting to be served their dinners.

No fancy colors tonight.  The snow is still coming down.

Jenny brought us some red lentil soup yesterday and that is going to be dinner.  

Night all.

 

Frigid

Another cold morning.  Our low felt like -13 last night and today we did hit 11 degrees but it felt like 0.  Fortunately, we had some sunshine and very little wind along with new snow.

 I decided to turn the boys out and put the heater on in the water trough.  The barn was cold and they already had frozen whiskers.

Jenny was here by 8 to help us in the barn and shoveling.  A very nice surprise.  Our hands kept getting cold the entire time.

She got in a few thousand steps and we also reaped some benefits.

Little Wonder did not go out for morning chores, but he did make it for a few minutes when I got back to the house,  He was sporting his turtleneck sweater.

Around 2 I put the boys back in the barn with more hay and warm water.

Once again LW went with me.

I certainly was not in the mood to go anywhere and did some laundry followed by fire time.

Went out a little before 5 to reset the stalls.  When I turn Buddy and Rebel out they don't go anywhere....too interested in dinner.

Tonight I made a couple of burgers and turned them into paninis with fried onions and cheese....leftover baked beans and coleslaw.  A winter picnic.

Night all.

PS

How much more can Minnesota take?  Watching the news had me in tears today.