Yesterday John picked up the snow plough on the way home from the airport and ploughed his way up the lane. A dramatic return. And now I can get my car out again! 
That first image is of pheasant tracks in the snow. At least thirty of them now out in our field.
By the end of today and certainly tomorrow most of the snow will have melted and all the tracks will be gone. 
I love how the six have such a soft lovely bed .
In the warm sunny windless day yesterday all the animals came out of their warm corners to play. 
Ever Del seemed a little more cheerful. 
On the inside. 
The melt is not going to be pretty. But it will be pretty warm.
You can imagine the noisy joy of the ducks – having real puddles again. Both the ducks and the chickens stopped laying due to the cold nasty weather. So I have suspended sales until we have dug ourselves out of this mess and they all start to lay again- might be a while.
Yesterday’s high rose right up above freezing. Today’s high will be 46f and tomorrow’s high will be around 52f. We are going up so fast on this escalator rise into the unusual warmth that we are entering nose bleed territory. But I am going to get piles done in these few warm days. Possibly even clear the ice jam in the cows waterer and put in a new heater.
Fingers and trotters crossed!
I am very glad I don’t have bees anymore. These fluctuations in temperature would be the end of them. Though I still really miss the honey!
Love celi
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36 responses to “TRACKS”
Beautiful kitties! JMcheney, I loved your ‘movie’! So glad you’re thawing, Ceci ! (Moved the exclamation point over a space – otherwise, it looks like “Cecil” .
Yes. Thank you – I have been called slot of things but not Cecil!
Glad you are out of the worst of the cold and are sky-rocketing into this strangely warm thaw! Hope you get the clearing done! I’ve been thinking of you and the animals in that dramatic cold. Glad everyone got through it ok!
Yes they are really lovely photos–and I got a kick out of the ginger cat way way up in the tree. Wondering if you have to call the fire dept. to come rescue him.
That little Jude running out to greet John– what a heart-melter. And one more thing–melting ice is VERY slippery as you say. Deceptively so.Easier to walk on snow.
A fun and joyful post and comments today. I’ve never seen so many ginger cats on one farm! Lovely! I loved John’s return on the snow plow and Jude running to meet him! John must have chuckled at that one. xx
Eek! I have lost track of the cats. How many are lurking about and are they good mousers?
Hey Celi ..your photos are fabulous! Just love the pics of those lovely kitties