7* right now and a clear and beautiful night! Pretty moon and stars, clear sky and the air is like breathing a mountain stream...sparkling cold and refreshing. Smells good too.
Wood stove feels great!
Hope everyone is able to stay warm, pipes don't freeze and all the livestock are snug in dry, deep bedding.
It helps to share body heat in time like these. I purposely sweep up a big ole pile of sawdust in the shop for my outdoor guard dog and cat named pumpkin. Honestly it's not because i'm lazy or anything.
My left shoulder is hurting bad, happens every time it gets cold like this. Not to mention frost bite on my hands and toes come back from the days of my youth to remind me just how stupid I was when I was 8 years old but I won the snow ball war
I agree the cold is nice... Fresh air, clear skies, great for star gazing for short amounts of time.
I went outside first thing to open the chickens, barefoot. Didn't take me long to see the back behind the shed is white with snow and there is frost under my feet on the concrete. Ouch. Their water was frozen solid, so I fetched them a fresh bowl. Barefoot still. It's about 28F out there. Warm socks are a blessing.
Awww, Crealbilly, yer kitty did a face plant! So very cute! I love it when I see dogs and cats curled in together.
3* here this frosty morning! Opened up the stove and put on some dry old pine to get it roaring and some oak on top to keep it steady. Should be toasty in here soon enough.
I'm thanking the Lord for good, free firewood and this big barrel stove...lovely abundance! Also thanking Him for my warm, comfy bed I enjoyed all night long...bliss!
I hope everyone stayed warm as toast last night too and awaken to a fine day!
-10 here, pipes are frozen. I bought new heat tape the other day but DH didn't get home in time to put it on. So he'll thaw them out and put it on today, plenty more cold weather coming!
It's snowing softly here. I love watching it fall. So far it's still something magical for me, coming from a place where snow is very rare. I hope I'll always feel this way about it