Monday, January 2 2012

-3 this AM
"In seed time, learn;
in harvest, teach;
in winter; enjoy."  William Blake

We never saw the sun today until it broke through the clouds when it was almost level with the horizon, just before setting.  Everything was covered in a rosy,orange glow for about 20 minutes.  Here, when the sun is hiding for even a day we miss it, I think we are spoilt that way.
Jock was out early this morning with another load of hay.
E went skiiing at Elkwater with some of his friends. He drove the Jeep in to FV.
When Bee and I were walking this morning in the Gas Well pasture, we came across a den in the hillside with two entrances.  One higher up the hill than the other and lots of sand dug out underneath each. There were no visible tracks but the dug out sand looked really fresh.  Maybe a fox or possibly a badger's den?
In the afternoon we went down to the dugout to see if we could make it good for skating on.  The surface was really rough so G chopped a big hole in the ice and we started flooding it by pouring out buckets of water across it then shoveling it clear.  I'm not sure if it will make a rink since it is supposed to stay warm this week but we got lots of exercise trying anyhow.
Waffles and bacon for supper.  E was home late, had a fun day I heard.
O and I played Operation, G and H and I played Scrabble in the evening, I love that game!
It is so mild, the chickens are ranging out quite far each day, I think they have decided Spring is here and who knows perhaps it is.