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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I see the Led Zeppelin cover is still prominent – Stefan Gates will want royalties 😉
It snowed here today, but turned to sleet, so no ice like the farmy.
You have been with the farmy for an awfully long time now Mad! you could about take over I think! c
Only if I can look after those nice little pigs 😉
We have had weather near fifty; no ice here. I think we will pay dearly for that. God luck in your competition. I use my covered porch in the same manner during cold months…
If I sent you a photo of my writing space you couldn’t see it any way because it is covered with papers, pens, books and a thermos of hot water with mug of tea.
We didn’t get the ice that you did, thankfully. It can mean power outages, especially for you country folk, as tree limbs fall onto wires. In Michigan, the power company comes around every 5 or 6 years and will trim off half of the trees to keep them away from the power lines. As badly mangled as the trees all look, in 5 years they’re back and you’d never know that they’e been clipped.
Stay warm, Celi, and have a great evening!
Nothing worse than freezing rain. And having to work IN freezing rain even worser, as my kids used to say!
Linda
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even worser indeed, that stuff HURTS~ morning linda c
Oh, my writing desk is definitely out of bounds to anyone at the moment: what a messville next to yours! Even piles of papers next to it on the floor 😦 ! But absolutely love your dial-up phone: I never minded them and kept mine as long as it worked – hate things ‘same-same’!
I love your writing space……the red rug looks very familiar. I bought mine in Durango, Colorado in 1989.
I believe your cold is heading this way, hope it warms up a bit on the way and is not accompanied by ice rain which can be so damaging. Gald to learn that Daisy is back to normal.
I love the look of ice on window panes!
It’s only -2C here, but feels colder. The washing is blowing on the line and (touch wood) not yet frozen stiff. I’m so glad you managed to get all your thermals bought before this cold snap! My blog shows one of the most spectacular dawns I’ve seen here: http://vivinfrance.wordpress.com/2013/01/16/dawn-splendour/
Next thing, I’ll find myself crocheting woolly jackets for your gate hinges and locks!
The album on the floor behind your writing desk…my dad has that as well. I remember always being intrigued by it when I was younger.