They said the storm would be over by 6:00 am this morning. They lied. But the horses were okay when I tossed them their breakfast, and not even as peevish as I would have expected.
I thought I would be able take some cool photos of drifts this morning, but the wind chill is about 10 degrees Fahrenheit, and not conducive to fooling around outside with a camera.
The Worst Day of the Winter award goes to this morning with its blizzard conditions. Lily was visibly shivering and wet when I went out to the barn to feed. I felt more exasperation than pity since she was standing out in the storm, but had to find a wool cooler and blanket for her anyway after I chased Smoke out of her stall and put her in it. (The barn stalls are open except for when I actually feed the horses their concentrate.) She looked much more comfortable once I got her blanket on her, using the cooler as a liner.
The storm is blowing from the north, so Smoke’s stall in the old shed was useless as shelter. I ended by putting him in the hay aisle in the new barn to eat his pellets, but had to spend some time first arranging things so he couldn’t get into too much trouble. I left him with plenty of hay, even though he can’t really eat it, in hopes he will be entertained by the hay instead of getting bored and demolishing the hay aisle once he gets done with his concentrate. I decided not to blanket Smoke because, although he was plastered with snow, he looked comfortable and his coat is a lot denser than Lily’s.
It looks like the storm is due to last until tomorrow, unfortunately.
This morning, three robins sought shelter from blizzard conditions in the tree outside our kitchen window. These spring storms bring much needed moisture, but I feel sorry for the wildlife. I also feel sorry for myself when I think about putting on lots of winter gear to go feed the horses.
After a long hiatus, Troubleshooters.com, a site with lots of Linux information as well as general trouble shooting tips, has updated its What’s New page.
These wildflowers that I found in Black Forest Regional Park were about the size of a nickle.
I’ve always thought that Jack had a good sense of direction, but this account of his drive to Texas this weekend makes me wonder.
The Writing Fix: Random Daily Prompt Generator not only has a random writing prompt generator, but has links to other daily writing prompts.
I took Lody for a walk to the small valley yesterday evening, and took this photo of the Front Range.
YaGoohoo!gle presents a curiously familiar search entry box. After filling it in, and clicking Search, it shows you the results for that search at Yahoo! and Google in side by side panels.
Everyone over the age of four or so knows how to tie shoes, right? However, a few days ago I learned about Bunny Lacing from Marn at Marn’s Big Adventure. This is a way of tieing the laces on athletic shoes so that the heel is better anchored within the shoe. I tried it, and it works. It isn’t even particularly difficult. (Read down a bit in the entry to find complete illustrated instructions.)