As much as I would have liked to sit at this computer with a cuppa Joe this morning admiring the falling flakes, the horses and chickens were waiting for the sound of crunching footsteps, ensuring their morning feed. When they hear us coming up the hill, the chickens start clucking and Opie begins his rhythmic banging on the stall wall to hurry me up, I suppose.
Thankfully, this morning my assistant barn manager was available to help, as her day job was not accessible due to the storm.
I've done this series of iPhone shots in B & W, because that's our world this morning, not much color.
The girls are in their coop for the day with a red flood light - which throws heat
but not as much as a heat lamp. A healthier and safer alternative, I've found.
Their water is also resting on a small heater.
mini Coady waiting for cookies...
The Gator is our most valuable piece of equipment in my opinion.
..as is a daughter who is willing to help on these blustery cold winter mornings..
Opie would like to return to his stall for some of those cookies, please...
I'm back in and coffee is brewing.
For those of you down South, I hope y'all are safe and warm-
(did I say that right?)
We get more weather here, but we're prepared for it.
I'm making Paleo Banana Bread today..
a big hit last week with my family, so I can safely recommend the recipe
for those of you who are trying to stay away from sugar and flour.
Recipe HERE
And just to add a little more color on this dreary day..
Here's a recipe for an avocado dressing I found on Pinterest
You and your daughter look so much alike! I hope you have a good day...nice to see your animals safe from the storm. We didn't get any bad weather down here...thankfully. Sweet hugs, Diane
ReplyDeleteYou are both so beautiful with your pretty smiles!
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ReplyDeleteYes, you and daughter are both beautiful! I'm glad also that she is so willing to help her mama care for the animals.
xoxo
I have an aquaintance... I won't say we are friends, though I have known her for twenty years. My heart hurt last week because I knew that though I was carrying warm water every two hours... she was not even checking on the poultry in her tarp-covered pens... they are left on their own to live or die. It is heartbreaking. I even asked two weeks ago if I could take water to everyone and I was told that "my idea of water to drink and hers were two different things". I know many died, they had to have.
ReplyDeleteHeartbreaking, so I'm with you.
Wow great pics !! That bread looks outstanding ! The animals are so lucky to have a mama like you
ReplyDeleteBurrrrrrr! Your bread looks yummy!
ReplyDeleteLove that your daughter pitches in willingly...:)JP
ReplyDeleteLove that your daughter pitches in willingly...:)JP
ReplyDeleteIt's not often very many can relate to our winters here in the northern midwest. But hello, obviously you have the black, white, gray, cold and snow as we do! The wind is whipping it all into a frenzy today- again- and I'm just holding my breath, knowing, we're closer to warmer, than ever before.
ReplyDeleteThe 'Gator is the second most valuable piece of equipment. The most valuable piece of equipment is you. If you go down, the 'Gator won't run itself.
ReplyDeleteI don't understand anyone who takes on the responsibility of an animal, whatever it is, and doesn't take care of it. Makes me shake my head!
ReplyDeleteLove the black and whites depicting your morning chores.
ReplyDeleteYes, there are no such things as snow days - and it always seems in the most frigid temps, that is when things go wrong.
ReplyDeleteThese black and white photos completely capture the feeling of this weather!
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