Well, you can’t, because the glass is covered in ice. This is what I see when I look back out at you. Best you use the door. But be prepared to give it a good shove as some of the doors were frozen shut yesterday morning. 
Who needs curtains! 
This is a curly barked maple. I love this little tree. Thankfully the ice was not too thick on the branches, I have seen freezing rain bring down huge limbs of trees through sheer weight. In fact this is why the tree house tree is such an odd shape. 
All the stock was inside overnight due to the icy rain, so feeding out was easy, but to get to the chook house I had to get through this gate. Frozen shut. So off I went to find my hammer. Just as well I did as I had to use the hammer to break into the chicken coop as well once I got out there, the door was frozen shut.
Daisy was not impressed with my meanderings as her water had a sheet of ice on it too and that trough is heated. but someone forgot to plug it in after its warm weather hiatus. Ah, well that would be me. 
No need to crowd the refrigerator with the left overs of last nights chili. Just pop it outside.
The Daily View looks so benign but that grass is frozen stiff and crunchy.
Good morning. The competition is hotting up over at Spirit Lights The Way and just to be sure that I have covered all the provisions of the competition here is an old pic of my writing desk, not that I am competitive at all Roger. !!
My work space The Loft Studio. I already turned in my little essay. Now, you can join in too. Write a tiny bit about your process and send in a pic of your writing space. Pop over to read all about it here. But have it all in by Robbie Burns birthday. There will be voting for the bestests on Groundhog Day, I think. And there will be prizes. I am not very good with rules. But I love to vote so join in if you feel the urge. just a little excitement for a grey winter.
Now you all have a lovely day. It is 14F (-10) outside. Soon I shall feed out. Daisy is still doing well with her Once A Aay milking. We are all so much more relaxed and the milking is at a civilised hour after everyone’s breakfast when it is warmer and the barn animals and the people are not frozen and pressured – which suits Daisy. Yesterday she never even lifted her foot. She stood beautifully still for the whole milking. Good girl.
celi
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57 responses to “Do you want to peek in through my windows?”
That certainly looks a cosy study in which to craft your posts. I can’t imagine you needing those tiny exercise weights when you spend most of day chucking sheep and cows around:)
they have all gotton to the stage where they are all considering chucking me around, big bruisers! c
I’d take 6 inches of snow over a half-inch of ice any day…ugh.
Love Ton with his stick in the Daily! Oh, and I see the Jeep has gone…probably weeks ago, and I’m just noticing, eh?
Stay warm and dry!
It went while I was away.. thank goodness!! c
We had a warm weekend but I think your cold may be heading our way… oh well! Back to bundling up. Morning miss c….t
i have big paper bark maples and i love them. they get more glorious as they grow. the cold has not quite hit us here yet! glad daisy is doing so well!
I like the old phone.. and the atmosphere ; )
I thought our windows were bad. It all of a sudden feels warmer here.
Hmmm…maybe I shouldn’t be complaining about fog? I think having everything frozen would be worse. I love the picture of the curly barked maple and the pump. Colorful and gorgeous! Your office looks mighty cozy, a perfect place to write. I haven’t seen a rotary phone for 20 years and even then the only one around was at my grandma’s house. I miss that noise that it makes when you dial and the patient and much slower life that went with it. 🙂
Have a lovely day! ~ April
You got your silkies just in time! I prefer my ice in a glass with something heady and delicious poured over it, thank you very much…Unfortunately, the cold is also headed our way by the end of this week. Digging out my silkies. Sounds like the milking is well under control and much more civilized.
No ice here in southeastern Minnesota thankfully. But my son reported from Fargo that his classmates were falling like dominoes on the campus of North Dakota State University on Friday due to the ice storm there. Very cold (minus double digit windchills here this a.m.).
The jolts of color zap the gray in your images. Well done.
Wow and here I’ve just got back from the Kalahari… temps around 38 to 40 degrees C every day… and there you are freezing… glad I’m where I am…
Great pics, Cecelia. Your desk area is so cozy in contrast to the icy morn . . . you’re going to get the “sympathy vote” for sure with all those chilly shots. Brrr! 😯
Thank you for the reminder. I just need to hang my notice board and then I’ll do my office workspace shot! Just off to find the drill.Then the words to describe my process!
It’s cold here too, but not as cold as you – a little blanket of wet snow last night 🙂
Ah, a nice little blanket of snow sounds almost cosy.. c
Oh I do hope that Tons stick is not frozen to his mouth – he looks quite happy though in the last shot waiting for your to come and out play.
Stay warm C and have a happy farmy day.
🙂 Mandy xo
Maybe that is why Ton is always seen with a stick in his mouth, it is frozen in there!!! He does not seem to mind the cold, whereas big dog actually slipped and fell on the ice yesterday, right outside the back door, then glared at us all through the glass, daring us to laugh! c
Oh dear poor big dog – hope his ego is back in check. 😉
He stalked off to his bed.. safer there! c
Thanks for introducing Nancy’s blog. I’ve just had a good look around and really like her. Love your writing desk photo. Would die to show you the state of mine at the moment. (completely covered in papers/files/junk) Will need to commit a neatness before taking a photo. 🙂
Good for Daisy. You know i love that cow! I love the pic of your writing desk and had to smile that with all the physical work you do on the farmy you have a pair of hand weights there! 🙂
My thinking weights, I hate to waste a moment! c