Well my friends- Winter has arrived at Orange Acres with a vengeance.
After a green Christmas followed by positively balmy temps – we are now in DEEP FREEZE!!!!
The temp has been slowly declining for a couple of days – riddled with snow and clouds and yuck.
Temp tonight my friends – -28C (-18F) with a wind chill of -40C (-40F) -HEY we are on par with the US – not like our dollar of course (snicker).
If you have read my winter of last year’s posts – I cursed the cold and wet feet and mittens- and snow and burning lungs etc etc etc.
We have been relatively luck this year so far.
Tonight’s adventure is brought to you by the letter “AAARRRGGGHHH!!!”
The herd when I got home was full of piss and vinegar – running around with heads and tails in the air – heels flying.
It’s hard enough to trudge through the ice and snow without having to worry about getting run over or pegged by an rambunctious horse.
They would not settle – the barn was a mess – which is good because that means they stayed inside where it is warm but come time to give them their grain – idiots!!
They all got yelled at – if you can’t play nice – get the hell out of my barn!! I tossed them some hay to keep them occupied while I played “picking the poopsicle” and then proceeded to invite them inside in a calm and orderly fashion.
Did that work?? NOPE!! – get the hell out if you are not going to behave!!
By this time – my face hurts – my hands are cold and my feet – I think I still have feet – not sure – can’t feel ’em.
I feed them outside – not wishing to get them riled up any more – toss them extra hay.
Yep sure burned through a lot of hay today. I am sucker.
Night feed was better.
Big Horse in his stall napping – have some hay – Girl Horse pacing – clearly starving because she has not eaten in at least an hour – have some hay- Little Horse- idiot- I wanted him in tonight keeps ducking under his rope gate – outside – simply does NOT want to be in – have some hay.
Hay here – hay there.
Quick check under blankets to see if they are warm – yep – all warm- quick check of ears – all warm.
Outside cats in – Outside cats out – in/out – it’s the “inny/outty game” in the heated garage.
Settling in for the night
Sure hope the “Snap” does not last long.
Orange Acres 