After all that snow, it warmed up pretty much as forecast, a general thaw, and we may be seeing the first beginnings of mud season. Even so, there's still a lot of snow.
Here's our deck, completely full of avalanche debris from the roof that fell today while we were out playing in the yard with Edana. This is very heavy windslab and can't be shoveled very easily, so we'll just let it melt and hope for the best.
Here's a fresh delivery of firewood. I took advantage of the nice clear dooryard and the warm weather. I had the dump truck that delivered it drop it off right in front of the barn doors, and later threw it all into the barn. This was because the regular firewood cribs are five feet deep in snow.
The view through the barn doors, Flame on guard.
Tucking into Amish hay. A very pregnant ewe, one of four we kept last year. We now have twenty-two chickens, thanks to the clutch that hatched later last year.
The beginnings of mud: A general thaw in the dooryard. Edana has been jumping in muddy puddles.
Using the little tractor to bring down the loads of firewood from the barn.
Two inches of meltwater in the back of the workshop. This will eventually flow away, but in the meantime, it's a bit of a pain.
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