Hopalong Hollow Gazette: snow

Sunday, December 12, 2010

Brrrrrrrrrrrrrrr.....

" So... what the heck is this stuff? "

Yes, tis snowing all around our fair land! We are not being bombarded here in East Tennessee but rather are enjoying a soft and gentle, steady outpouring of fat, fluffy flakes. I feel more than fortunate to be safe and comfy in the confines of home and hearth. But every few hours, I have bundled up, camera in hand, to capture the comings and goings of our little friends here in the Hollow.

Ducks love water, no matter what form it takes! I just want to gather up this little gaggle and pop them in the potting shed where it is warmer,( being the foolish human that I am)). But they would be quite upset with me and quack up a storm! (Another storm.)

Every once in a while they go inside for a bit of corn and grain,

but within minutes they are back out again, splashing about in the icy creek.

Ursula is kicking up her hooves and delighting in this dusting of white.

And sheep have little to worry about wrapped up in their woolies

I check to see that my chicken folk are cozily perched in the rafters of the barn

and enjoying some good barn cookin...

It makes me happy,

to see that the Peabody Boys are feeling content and dry.

While back outside,

Concrete sentinels care not a whit for the weather...

Let it snow,

let it snow,

let it snow!

For those who are really getting pummeled, I feel for you. I grew up in Colorado, I honestly remember walking to school in snow that was up to my chin. Of course, I was only in 2nd grade, and it was more like swimming than walking. But kids these days would never do such a thing!