This is what we had yesterday. A dreadful siberian cold with sun and a wicked wind. Ironic considering that yesterday I said to you that I would take wind and sun over calm and cloud. So it blew a freezing gale! I still appreciated the sun though even if it was straight from Siberia. Every patch of golden light in the barn had an animal or a bird lounging in it yesterday. 
The animals and birds and I worked in the barn out of the wind with the big doors open to the South. There is always something to do in the barn.
When we weren’t breaking the ice in the troughs with an old stick.
Tilly and Blue Murphy watched for the bottles to come out for a sip.
Someone needs a manicure. Son of the Son of Neanderthol Man really does need to go into the Cast of Players page. I shall remedy that this weekend.
This is a very busy doorway. Coincidentally it is called the Popes Door. A little door cut into a big door. I am not even sure why it is called the Popes Door but there you are. The chooks have one too in their big door too but it is only big enough for a chicken or a miniature pope.
Even though the ground was actually freezing back up, the fight for the dust bath continued. The only decent patch of dirt evidently. There is more you know! The wind on that rooster is very telling.
There was even light shining in the kitchen doors, through the hanging kitchen utensils. and across to the dining room wall. I love light.
Good morning. It is not dawn yet but it is already warmer than predicted and the difference between 16F (forecast) and 21F (-6C) may not seem a lot but it works for me. As there is no fire in the mornings I have taken to doing my early morning post from my bed with my hat on. How decadent! I turn the ancient punishingly expensive gas heating on for a few hours in the early morning so the pipes don’t freeze, but if the sun comes out again then the skylights will take over. I have been doing a lot of baking and cleaning when I am inside to keep warm. Not long now. Another week maybe? Warmth is coming.
You all have a lovely day.
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
38 responses to “Siberian Sun”
A postern is a secondary door or gate, particularly in a fortification such as a city wall or castle curtain wall. Posterns were often located in a concealed location, allowing the occupants to come and go inconspicuously. In the event of a siege, a postern could act as a sally port, allowing defenders to make a sortie on the besiegers. Can’t find any reference to a Pope’s Door though! Just thought you would like to know….
Bloody cold here too, worried about my seeds in the green house. Can’t afford to keep the heat going all day an night so might not get any germination form a lot of them. Oh well give it a few weeks and people will be complaining about the heat (yes please!)
Beautiful images today, celi. Ton looks like he’s asking the guinea to play! And the Tilly and Blue Murphy shot is adorable. That last shot is pure art…is that a feathered hat on the wall? Here’s hoping for the wind to stop and for warmth to start!
Yep. Another cold one, Celi. This won’t go on forever. Like it or not, WInter will have to make way for Spring & Summer. Period! Great photos in today’s post, especially TonTon with the ball in his mouth waiting for you to put the camera down. Yesterday, for the first time in ages, there was late afternoon sun streaming through my living room windows. It was so unexpected that it stopped me in my tracks. I just had to stop and stare. Hope there’s more of that, with a little more warmth, in store for us all. Have a great day!
…warmer days are coming….I do hope we were blessed with snow yesterday; Christmas Eve lovely snow.ah,well.
The Siberians would be out sunbathing in that sunshine 😉
Cold here, cold and cloudy with a promise of freezing rain this afternoon until Friday. I need spring, as we all do.
Linda
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The weather here has been awful too, strong wind and driving rain. I want some sun!
The weather here has been awful too, strong wind and driving rain. I want some sun!
Even the rooster is dancing with joy ( great pix with the textures of the lambs and the one with sitting chickens) Wishing you warm sun!
So glad you are keeping warm Celi! I worry about you and the gang on your farmy when the wood supply is used up. I’ve been there, and it’s no fun! Wish I could send you some of ours! Sending positive energies your way! xo
Warm wishes your way, C:-)
The chooks’ ruffled feathers say it all. The farmy’s barn makes me think of Noah’s Ark, with the animals 2 x 2 and more, a big safe refuge from “rain or shine, snow or sleet” and the wicked wind. One guarantee with weather is it does change… sometimes for the worse before the better, a bit like life…
In 1990 in the late Spring, and at one point went somewhere where we could stare out and see the borders of Mongolia. Keep on keep’in on; you are awesome; love the photos.
Well, tomorrow begins the Spring, so there’s still hope of warmer days 🙂
The pics are stunning!
Two priceless photos: the feathered friends in the dust bowl gale up the backside and all, and that look from Tilly and Blue Murphy waiting more or less patiently! So Blue Murphy is the other one on the bottle! No wonder he follows you 🙂 ! Thought they would be off milk by now: shows how good I would be at the farmy!!!
The milk is free and fresh so i will feed them for a while yet! c
On a very different note: Lou-Lou and Author nestling in your hollowed cement bricks have been my computer welcome for months and months – just changed to Tilly and Blue Murphy – it fits gorgeously and I DO hope some of you try and copy!!!!
I especially love it when I know that the pics I take are being copied. Good morning Eha! c