The snowy garden is a rare treat for me, so I wish to share with you my first ever Snow Day! Here's my recent blog entry:
Having lived in sunny California my whole life until 2 1/2 years ago, yesterday was my first ever Snow Day! No, I'm not in school any more but I'm glad I didn't have to drive my kids to school so that was a relief. I took 160 photos! These are my eleven favorites that I'm allowed to post (my kids won't let me post any photos of them).
This is the view outside my bedroom window to which I awoke. Gorgeous!
BTW, no, it's not a black and white photo.
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The chickens are all snug inside their tractor. I left the door open all day for them but they didn't want to come out. I'm glad that I stretched garden plastic over the run to keep it warm and dry and cozy for them.
The black water dish is a special rubberized plastic that can withstand the rapid changes of pouring hot water onto iced-over water. They also have water in their hen house, food in both the hen house and run, plus a little dish of sand to provide them with grit. I also brought treats to them periodically throughout the day.
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I can't get over how much Casey loves playing in the snow! Sparkie is more normal, she watches the snow fall from the warmth and dryness of the house, but Casey loves to play hunt in the snow.
Doesn't he remind you of Wile E. Coyote? LOL!
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My neighbor wasn't to let a huge snow storm stop her from walking her dog!
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This is my sundial. What time is it?
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My seed heads in the snow.
Echinecea, rudebekia (Black-eyed Susans), gaillardia, and sunflowers.
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My Scotch Pine (the same one that the sharp-shinned hawk and Casey were in)
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Detail of one of my Japanese maples with snow.
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Late morning a ginormous limb of my neighbor's tree fell down under the weight of the snow!
As you can see, it miraculously missed every thing! It missed their driveway, most importantly it missed their brand new deck, it missed their fountain, and even their garden gnome escaped injury.
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Beautiful photos. Loved the ones of the cat.
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful day;)
ReplyDeleteThanks! I can't believe how much he loves playing in the snow.
ReplyDeleteAs a person who is unaccustomed to snow, yes it was beautiful!
ReplyDeleteWow Amy to every part of your post here...I loved this special tour of your Snow Day and All.
ReplyDeleteYou have such happy and healthy looking animals, a reflection of your love for them Amy.
I loved your post thank You.
Thank you! I wish I had been able to post a photo of Sparkie here but she doesn't like the snow nearly as much as Casey does.
ReplyDeleteBTW, I forgot to mention that my neighbor with the fallen tree says she likes all the additional light in living room. She says, "It's so bright and cheery now!"
So your neighbour has a plus now...more light and a good supply of wood for her fires in the future. What a good deal.
ReplyDeleteMore light, yes, but wood for burning probably not. The tree is a Scotch Pine which she and her husband don't like to burn because it's very high in creosote and leaves deposits in the chimney.
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