Minus eleven degrees F to be exact.
January has been a rollercoaster of above freezing temperatures which then drop to single digits within a day. This morning was one of those deep cold ones. The sky was pretty but you didn't want to stand still long to admire it.
We take hot water from the sink in the wool shop up to the ram barn and mix it with the cold well water to keep it liquid longer. Some of the boys like it lukewarm but for those who don't it gets chilly pretty darn quick. You know it's cold when the hot water bucket is empty and still steams like mad.
When it's very cold and windy we close the barn doors to keep the temperature tolerable - for us that is. The sheep are fine with cold.
Bunny. "Since you're here, are you going to feed us now?"
Foxy, Mickey and Fortune. "Yes, please, yes, please, feed us now, we're starving!"
Coconut, still with the crazy eyes ;-)
It's a pretty comfortable place to spend the day if you're a sheep. Sit around, eat, chat with friends....
Star in mid-chew and Flower
Then Flopsy charges over for petting and disturbs the peaceful mood. She looks downright demented in this picture but it's just the way her bangs are hiding her eyes (and the crooked ear set doesn't help). She's really very sweet and loves attention, even hugs, which some sheep find too touchy-feely for comfort.
The sunset was quite pink so hopefully we'll see an increase in the temperature tomorrow. Banging ice out of water buckets multiple times a day is a chore we could happily skip for a few days.
Halfway through January...... at least three months to go.
Oh, I feel for you. Frozen water buckets are number 1 on my list of winter peeves. Those of you in upstate New York are made of much stronger stuff than me.
ReplyDeleteWe are actually pretty warm here for a few days and the sun is even out! Sat out in the barn yesterday afternoon trying to soak some up, but Daniel Not-Touchy Feely, stood over me the whole time chewing cud in my face. It was a good trade :-).
ReplyDelete