Waking up to the first snowfall of the season is always exhilarating. When we crawled from our snug little beds on Saturday, 9 inches of snow covered the world outside.
Almost a foot of snow this early can often cause considerable damage. Many of the autumn leaves are still gripping the branches acting as a landing pad for the falling snow. Consequently we lost a few branches.
The chickens were as surprised as we were when waking up this morning.
Always anxious to leave the coop for a daily recess, I wondered what the girls would do when first stepping in the cold white stuff. They seem hesitant...
and then turn their tail feathers scurrying back into the coop. What a bunch of chickens!
Hopefully the bees survived this first storm and are all tucked in for cold weather. Drone bees serve no purpose in the winter and only consume precious food. So they have been voted off the island and kicked out of the hive. The remaining bees will huddle tightly around the leftover honey comb vibrating their tiny wings together. The bees will keep the hive at a balmy temperature of 94 degrees all winter.
As the sun begins to fill the morning sky, the air is still and silent; snow dampening the noises of daylight...
all too soon the silence will be filled with noise from snow-blowers and giggling kiddos.
Just don't hit the Nikon...boys!
Another check of the chickens...
"What's going on here?"
As the days grow shorter, the chickens will soon stop laying eggs for the winter.So far though, they haven't slacked off a bit. Preparing for Thanksgiving, I'm stock piling eggs in the fridge.
Thank you Mother Clucker for this gorgeous fresh egg!
Because we procrastinated putting the trampoline away, the boys need to clear the snow off the tramp and pack it up.
But not before Chet plays a new game...jump up and down on the trampoline...
letting snow and ice fly everywhere.
I do believe the teenager is enjoying himself.
Back to work!
Even the dogs LOVE the first snowfall.
Izzy's feet turn into snowballs after a morning of playing in the white stuff. She'll have to go in a tub to melt off all that snow.
Winter has made an early arrival to our valley. The next time we see the lawn will most likely be in April!
Welcome winter...we can't wait to play in you!
PS...Do you think
The Red One sent the snow for my birthday?
