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Snow Painting. My Farmers art project.
I’ve had quite a few people ask me what we were spreading out in our fields on top of the snow this last winter. (the snow is all gone, thankfully, and last winter is all just a blurred memory) What we were spreading on the fields, was reused limestone. We put it on the snow on top of the wheel-lines to melt the snow. This is why… When the snow is deep enough to cover the pipes on the wheel-lines, it can cause a lot of damage. As the snow settles, especially if it has crusted on top, the snow will pull the pipes down with it. When this happens,…
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I’ve been a little under the wintery weather lately….
Wondering where I have been? I’ve been a little under the weather. The wintery weather, I mean. Snow, snow, snow and more snow. That’s been my life for the last week or so. Seven days straight of getting up at 3a.m. to plow snow. I believe it is wearing on me. I got the day off today so I had planned to sleep in. 5a.m. is not sleeping in! is what I am telling myself right now. This week has been a bit rough and I am a bit of a grumpy person right now. I need my sleep! As many know, I am not a morning person. Never have…
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Winter Now and Then through Pictures
As I was looking for pictures to post, I came across some old winter pictures and realized that I seem to take my photos of the same view or the same objects year after year. I thought it might be fun to compare them. All of these photos where taken around the same time in January. In January of 2008, we had a windy snow storm hit that put down lots of snow fast. We actually had to plow out through the field in order for our cows to get to water and to feed them. We had never had to do that before or have we had to since.…
