Eggsactly

When my friend got her chickens last summer, I wondered when they were likly to start laying eggs. My friend said that although they might start laying at five months or so, she thought that the short days of winter would prevent them from doing so. One of them proved her wrong last week. So far, all the eggs (nine so far) seem to come from one hen, since they are uniform in size and color.

Weird Snow

Weird snow
We occasionally have a weather pattern here in Colorado where it will snow for a day or two without significant accumulation. When this happens, it is usually quite cold and not very windy. We have had this sort of weather since yesterday, and it makes for good conditions to stay inside and eat corn bread and potato soup.

The horses are NOT happy, and feel that in a well-regulated universe, the feeders would do something about it.

Smoky

Smoky
Smoky likes it when I visit my mother, because she can lay on my jacket. Jack and I were there for a while yesterday, while Jack installed a storm door, and I did some more maintenance on my mother’s computer.

Monument Creek

Monument Creek

On the way out of the valley today, a long train stopped me on the bridge over Monument Creek. Since there was no other vehicle around, I got out of my car and took some photos. One can tell that this shot faces south because of the snow on the north facing sides of the bluffs in the background.