"The Girl-Child" returns

Finally, some snow! Thanks to La Nina, it dumped about a foot last night. This link takes you to the NOAA Western Regional Climate Center, and explains how the ocean causes this cool phenomenon.

The chickens have done surprisingly well, considering it's been several degrees 

below zero, and I have no heat source in the coop (above photo). I've seen an 

occasional frost-bitten comb, but overall the ladies are very tough. 

Getting out the two miles of unplowed, unmaintained dirt road was a little hair-raising, but the good old Ford got it done, with a little help from 4L. The VW, however, won't be going anywhere for a while....