WHAT'S IT GOING TO BE?

 Did not know what to expect this morning after watching the weather last night.  Very pleasantly surprised by the beautiful sunrise and lack of snow.  A few branches were blown down but all in all it was not too bad.

Because of the wind, I put the hay in nets under the shed roof.  Abbe was pretty bossy.

 The sky turned blue and it was just a little above freezing.

 The dogs went out for a short run when I got back to the house.

 As the day went on, more clouds appeared.

 Had to run a few errands in town around 2pm.  By the time I had driven 2 miles from our house there was a white out....that lake effect snow came in full force and you could barely see the car in front of you.  One hour later it was not snowing at all.

 Jill had chore duty tonight.  Nice to have a break.

Jen and the boys brought up some burgers and potatoes....I made a salad and we are almost back to our normal dinners.

 Coop and Finn wanted yogurt and granola....

It's funny, having all this extra time without Chorus and the other regular activities has had me in a real funk...which I need to pull myself out of.

By the way, I spoke to Jodi today and the report was good.  Romeo and his 4 gelding pasture mates had a good first experience.  I'm so glad things went well.

Now I need to finish watching the movie "The Help."

Yikes!!!!!!The temperature may go down to 9 with 6-16 inches of snow.  That could be interesting.

Night all.

DOES THIS LOOK LIKE JANUARY 1ST IN WESTERN NEW YORK?

 Didn't need long underwear this morning!  It was nice and quiet.

Sidney joined me in the feed room.

A little before 8 Pat T. arrived with his trailer to take Romeo over to his new home.  Fed early so I was sure he would get some hay.

 Jodi loaded up the big wheelbarrow three times with all her stuff and Romeo settled in on the trailer.  The ride was not going to be more than 5 minutes.

 In the meantime, Gary and I cleaned stalls and set up for tonight.  Belle was going back to her stall and Berlin had her full apartment back.

 As soon as they went out to the pastures Romeo has been in, they all rolled.  It wasn't bad enough that Abbe slept in her manure.

I filled up the water trough and picked all the pastures.

 We have high wind warnings and the temperature is supposed to be about 9 tomorrow night.  Colic weather.

Today I actually caught Abbe moving pretty well.

 Sidney was sticking to me like glue the whole time I was outside.

Kept a low profile all day...that fire in the kitchen kept me in a nap mode.

When I did evening chores Abbe went in first, then Berlin and (because her gate was open) Belle went into her old stall without any guidance from me.  What a smart cookie.

 Am I the only person with filthy horses?  I cleaned them up and put on their blankets.  Will have to work on their faces in the morning.  It was a piece of cake with just 3.

 No cooking, no pictures of food....every man for himself tonight.  We are now ready to get back in our pre Christmas groove.

 Five birds are getting ready to hatch.

 

That is going to be one magnificent sight!

I feel like a person in cruise control.

Night all.

SUNDAY STILLS - FAVORITE PHOTO FROM 2011

This is an impossible task.  I just went through tons of photos and will try to narrow it down.  Should I base it on composition?  Subject matter?  Light?

 

 I think I am most attached to the photo above...Pony and King Mustafa.

As for 2012...I really need to learn how to take advantage of my cameras
(perhaps I should read the manuals).

To view more shots, click on Sunday Stills in my sidebar.

Happy New Year everyone!