Ice Storm Arrived

But it could have been worse.  It drizzled all day two days ago but the temperature hovered around the freezing mark so we just got about 1/4 inch accumulation on things and the ground never froze.

This is the front yard.  The poor river birch is bent to the ground.



 This is the view out my kitchen window



Looking from the back patio toward the garden,



This is taken from the driveway looking northwest



The ground never froze so walking wasn't impacted.

I did get three bales of  straw  over the strawberry bed the evening before the ice storm came.  The berry plants look very good. 

FARM

This is the group of calves we will be selling in January.  They have finally settled down and quit bawling.

(This is Willow's rear in the photo on the right).

They were standing right there looking at me so I took their picture too.  These are Willow's babies,



We notice these two geese acting strangely the other day.  They seemed  to be nesting in the middle of the snow.  They stayed there all day.

From december blog

RANDOM CAT PICTURE

I caught these two right outside the milk parlor after  milking.  I think since we have had another litter ......

Yak Trax in the Ice

 


4 AM , the sleet/rain mixture has just started.  8:32 AM, we now have about 1/2 inch of that lovely mix on most things.  I have just seen one vehicle go by so far and no salt trucks at all.



We are getting periods of drizzle that is freezing.  I think by Sunday it should all be melted once again.

I am now a shut in person so I resort to cooking......

I made the wonderful Pecan Sandies that I first saw on Ilene's blog.  It may still be in the Better Homes and Gardens cookbook, I haven't checked.  I love  shortbread and that is what these are really except you don't have to roll out and then cut....they don't make a large amount but that is OK.  I can make something different  sooner and I am going to.  My Iowa Sis sent me a recipe she got from Williams Sonoma that she says is very good.  I might even make them today.