Cold!

[Beekissed]

I've always lived where there is snow each year, sometimes moderate and sometimes covers the houses and I'm still not tired of it. Each time I see it I marvel at it like a little kid. It's simply beautiful, no matter how deep it gets or how long it lasts.

I hope you don't ever lose that wonder, Sumi! If you do you start grumbling at every little weather change and pretty soon nothing is wondrous to you.

 

[treerooted]

My hair froze this morning. Enough said.

 

[frustratedearthmother]

My hair froze this morning. Enough said.

 

[sumi]

My hair froze this morning. Enough said.

 

[treerooted]

Exactly lol.

Says with wind chill it's -32c (-25f). I have to go out right now and get wood. I haven't managed to get the house up to 18c (64f) yet, but hopefully it will soon.

And it's not like I haven't seen these temperatures before - but they don't usually last for a week, so that really sucks.

 

[Mini Horses]

I agree the cold is nice... Fresh air, clear skies, great for star gazing for short amounts of time.

Agree. But I've had a day or two & I'm done!!

So everyone was tucked in well last night & they wanted breakfast in bed this AM. WINDY -- so wind chills about 8 & temp on back port 17. Toted hot water, fed, opened coops & came in for another cup of coffee. It's sunny out, will help warm but still cold. Couple more days of this coming along.

THANKFULLY, I had double checked, & re-wrapped the heat tapes on my barn water lines, where any looked like the needed it -- only lines above ground. Everything working. But my barn has a line of window area the entire building, about 5' above the floor, which are 29" tall. They are covered in HEAVY, clear greenhouse plastic, so sunshine gives a warming in there that is very noticeable.

Unfortunately, our coldest weather is generally Jan/Feb here and looking at what is happening up North, I'm convinced my concerns for a hard winter here is coming. We've had fairly mild for couple years now. Are we "DUE" ??

Too cold & windy for much more than inside today...

I don't ski but have some 2nd hand ski pants that I just love! Light weight, extremely warm & silky so hay slides off....

 

[Denim Deb]

The hydrant at the farm was frozen this morning. Some work had been done to it this year, and they'd planned on running a line to put in another hydrant, so they never filled the hole in. I mentioned it to RU last week. Nothing was done to it. I thought I was going to be hauling water for the next week or so. But, I decided to try thawing it out w/my hair dryer this afternoon. It worked! So, I just saved myself a bunch of time.

 

[CrealCritter]

The hydrant at the farm was frozen this morning. Some work had been done to it this year, and they'd planned on running a line to put in another hydrant, so they never filled the hole in. I mentioned it to RU last week. Nothing was done to it. I thought I was going to be hauling water for the next week or so. But, I decided to try thawing it out w/my hair dryer this afternoon. It worked! So, I just saved myself a bunch of time.

Propane torch work well. Plus there is fire involved so guys like it. Not sure you would catch a guy defrosting pipes with a hair dryer.

 

[NH Homesteader]

My husband defrosts pipes all the time with a hair dryer. It works great.

 

[CrealCritter]

My husband defrosts pipes all the time with a hair dryer. It works great.

I stand corrected -:lol