Hey, Real Snow!

Finally, FINALLY, we got a real snowstorm!  This winter has been plenty cold and windy--but lacking in the white stuff, much to my kid's irritation.

Last night, after three solid days of wind, we got some!  The storm damage was horrific:

OK, maybe not.

But it sure looked pretty! We'd taken the top part off one of our yard decorations--it spins in the breeze and it was so ridiculously windy that we didn't want it taking off and decapitatiing someone.  The snow piled up on it and made impromptu yard art.

The wind had caused this snow to drift first and then pile up so it made for pretty scenes.  The dog's water dish was modern art.

OK, so getting into the chicken yard involved a bit of shoveling.

 
One of the water hose heads...

A section of the chain link fence that was protected enough from the wind to allow the snow to pile up delicately on each link.

My plum tree, which is already thinking about budding out, got each branch lined...

Ah, well..time to let the chickens out and see what they think of all this.

 More shoveling of snow away from the doorway first...they are NOT gonna dig the snow that dared drift into the run. Chicken toes must NEVER touch snow at our house. I think it's in their union contract.

...gotta scrape snow off the latch...

...and watch out for more of it falling on your head as you open the door.

Just as I thought, the chickens were NOT impressed, and what's more did not appreciate neither snow in their food NOR the fact that their breakfast was frozen.  There was much spitting out of food and 'Ick' expressions.

I left them to deal with their First World Chicken Problems and went to check on the food for the wild birds out front.  I expect that they will have no problems getting something to eat!

Oops.