Quite the winter we are having so far. The 20+ inches we have gotten has compressed to 14 inches plus an inch of ice at the bottom on the big stump in the yard. The weather had up to 10 inches over the next few days but that number is falling and is down to 8 inch max. That all meant that I had to get the driveway and paths all shoveled before it hits.
I started on the driveway and was able to widen it a bit and take the center hump out.
After picking the boys up I got the trailer hooked up for my grain run that I have done this morning.
The paths all got cut with the push shovel then I cleaned the rest with the metal shovel.
Jax is happy to have the paths cleared since the snow is about up to his belly otherwise.
I was shoveling the circle drive near the coop and the turkeys all came huddling around me since they had emptied their feeder. They do this when it is empty, stand around me and stare at me and pip and chirp. They also like the cleared drive and paths and were quite happy to end up all perched on the trailer for much of the afternoon.
I got the upper part of the circle cleared and part of the path to the trailer parking spot.
Since the sheep and alpaca have worked their bale down pretty far it won't be too long before I have to get another one rolled in. With a foot and half of snow it would be near impossible to roll it so I got to shoveling. It took me about 20 minutes to cut a 5 foot wide path all the way up to the hay cage from the circle drive. The sheep and alpaca were all super curious and also now have easy access to their water trough so they aren't belly deep in snow to get to it.
While I was shoveling the hay path UPS delivered our new American Floor Mats Waterhog mats. These things are outstanding and well worth the price. We now have one at each of the house doors and they do a superb job of protecting the floor. They are heavy rubber and waterproof, they stay in place very well, come in a large number of colors and size options, and are made in America.
The dog would go running full tilt towards the double sliders and would skid into the old rug and bunch it all up in a ball. These new ones don't move and it has limited his speed as he runs to greet people at the door.
My skin managed about half an hour before it freaked out on me, again. It is a bit better this morning thankfully but I will see how it goes today.
I have been to town for grain this morning and will go empty the barrels in a bit. I need to try and dump one for the birds as they aren't getting into the sheep pen since the snow. I have an hour worth of lessons to get through which I am trying to do daily, clothes to wash, and always more snow to move.
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