My dog Sasha, and Happy and Trumpkin.
The winter hasn't been too bad after all. I'd wondered if it would be pretty rough, but other than a couple of week long cold snaps (one with several inches of snow), its been a pleasant winter. The cold snaps made me especially grateful for the rest of the winter. Zero degrees at night and never getting above freezing during the day for a week was plenty long for me.
A scarf around my face keeps me warmer!
A few of the days, I wrapped my scarf around my face, and it really did work! I looked like a terrorist, but being able to breathe warm air helped. :)
The snow is pretty, but its a lot of work. Between extra feeding and watering and checking cows and maintaining fences, and the snow literally slowing me down as I slogged and slipped my way through it, some of the days were nonstop during the daylight hours. But we all came through it pretty well. And Spring is looking lovely, already showing her pretty face!
We've had 5 cows in a race to have the first calf of 2022, and this morning Catalina won, with a sweet tempered blue grey heifer! Cherry, Cottonball, Kate and Amara are close behind, and Patsy, Flower, Rose, Raindrop, and Penny gearing up for a second race in short order.
JJ and Elisa on the big tractor.
JJ and his girlfriend Elisa have been here since Christmas. She is teaching a semester at Garfield Elementary, and its good to have JJ here for even a few months before he's off on his next adventure.
The hens are starting to lay again, the pigs are still frisking, the horses are shedding their winter coats, and I'm looking forward to this next season.
Jasmine on the clothesline post.