poor pictures from a big storm

Tansy?

"What?"

Just checking!

This is a Real Snow we are having.

Knee-deep at noon, and still coming down.

Chores took...a long time.

All the goats have multiple options for shelter.

They tend to find a spot, stay there for a while, then move to another spot.

Often, this means other goats get shifted out of that other spot.

Seeing that the snow was predicted to continue into the night,

I moved Tsuga and Tansy and Fern into the Corner Suite.

They get "shifted" more often than the others,

and I wanted them to have a comfortable night.

With lots of hay.

In fact, every goat will have lots and lots of hay tonight.

There will be much wasted hay. Can't be helped.

Real-time blogging interruption:

Campion is yelling in distress.

I'm going to put on my last pair of dry trousers and get the flashlight.

Real-time blogging update:

Campion was being kept out of the big barn.

His mama and sister were inside,

and he wanted very much to be inside with them.

(Someday I'll write a post about goat bonding.)

But three other goats were also inside,

and even though there was still plenty of room,

and even though no one was physically blocking the doorway -

which is eight feet wide -

Campion was definitely being prevented from entering.

(Someday I will write a post about herd dynamics.)

I escorted an ice-encrusted Campion in from the snow, 

had a chat with the group in the barn,

and distributed even more hay.

Then I made the rounds again, checking the other goats.

Everyone was settled when I came back inside,

and I sincerely hope they stay that way at least til daylight.

I do not enjoy putting on wet trousers.

And now I'm about ready for bed at 8 PM.

A cup of tea, I think. Maybe an audiobook.

But before I sign off,

let me show you what the birdfeeders looked like today.

All day. Non-stop.

 At one point, the pile of snow atop that feeder was over a foot deep,

and the the line it hangs on was sagging perilously.

I cleared the snow off, added more seed, and came back inside.

Next time I looked out, that feeder was covered in little birds again,

and next to them, I saw this gem - bright even on a dark day:

Good night!

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