Saturday 18 December 2010

Not good weather for chickens!

Well, when I awoke this morning there was a light covering of snow, and it was still snowing. It continued to snow all day, leaving us with at least 8 inches by nightfall, when it eventually stopped. I felt so sorry for the chickens, sheltering under the trampoline all day. I threw some food under there, and set up a bowl of water for them. But they did look sorry for themselves. I then had to clear a path back to the eglu as the snow was past their bellies, and even then Betty had to be enticed by raisins the whole way! Stuart got his Christmas present a little early, he was looking everywhere for a hat, and I knew exactly where there was one, the one I knitted for him, to be just like the one I made Ethan last Christmas!
A bit of sledging was had on the sledge I got for Christmas.... oooh.... about 30 years ago!
Followed by a spot of dancing to some Christmas songs from an album Stuart had as a child. In fact, at lunch time, we were sat eating, listening to "Rudolph the red nosed reindeer", when simultaneously Alec and Ethan shouted out "Ho, Ho, Ho" at the appropriate part! It all felt very Christmas-sy and nostalgic.

3 comments:

  1. love the hat.
    our chickens are chilly here too but still producing eggs, thankfully
    all love xx

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  2. Christmas is a wonderful time of memories. Great hat! xx

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  3. Wonderful, definitely feeling christmassy here too.

    Poor chucks.

    xxx

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