NOT Like my Other Posts

This is kind of an unusual post today. 

You see, it is 29 degrees out as I type this, and the wind chill is 

making it feel like 22.  I did take some pictures outside 

this morning, but it's hard to manipulate the camera on the phone 

when your fingers are encased in gloves and warmers.  

So, I am going to show you some pictures from the game 

camera on the porch last night. 

Here is Lilly checking out the water and food bowl on the porch.  I always 

make sure the water is filled to the top. 

I had poured some dog food they won't eat into the bowl. 

You notice she is not eating it? 

I am standing there making sure there are no critters around, and this 

is actually early, if I COULD EVER FIGURE OUT HOW TO SET THE CLOCK ON THE BUSHNELL CAM. 

This was taken about ten minutes later. 

About 20 minutes later. 

That's a big 'un!

Of course, I did not have that camera aimed just right. 

Lilly sensed that raccoon, and went barreling out the door, after alerting me. 

Jester also went out, and I don't let him stay out alone. 

So here I am, waiting for Jes to finish.  Lilly was running around in the yard, 

looking for that coon, which I suspected was under the deck, from the smell out there. 

So, while I was out there, I decided to take some pictures of the 

fading supermoon. 

There is a step down at the door, it's the step I rolled my ankle on 

in 2006 and broke my tibia.  Keith built a step for me to break that 

six inch downwards step, but I am still really careful to this day. 

I had locked up Twinkle at this point, because he got out at 

least six times yesterday. 

I do NOT want to take a chance on letting him out at night. 

30 minutes later, one of the kitties was on the porch, with no food left, 

looking for something to eat. 

I was worried about the kittens, I did not see them yesterday and when I went 

out to close up last night, their food had not been touched. 

However, they were both there this morning.  

So, here I am this morning, it was already 8 AM, (I had overslept) and I was 

getting the dogs out.  Lilly still looks sleepy. 

So does Jes!

Lilly smelled the bowl many times, and was on the alert. 

I got myself dressed and came out to do chores. 

I was making sure Twink did not get out behind me, here. 

And pretty soon, the girls had beat me back to the house while I was 

still trying to get the 14 YES FOURTEEN eggs they laid yesterday 

UNDER THE NEST BOX. 

More about that tomorrow. 

Oh, yes, Cogburn was there too!

Here I am tearing up some breadsticks, I just throw them on the deck and pretty soon, the girls are all there. 

I swear they can hear the door open in the bottom of the pasture. 

Today was the first day I had to wear tights under my jeans, and use my hand warmers

(which I gave to my friend at the feed store, since he is in and out all day). 

He had never heard of them! 

I also had my hood over my knitted cap, so yes, my hair is a mess. 

Anything to stay warm. 

When I got to the Ag, the water founts were frozen, the 

big one, on a heated base, was obviously on a base that was no 

longer working.  I changed plugs, just in case. 

As we are dispersing that flock next week, I decided to go back tonight and 

put a fortex of warm water out for the chickens to use tonight. 

Then I'll go early tomorrow. 

I did leave them water in the summer plastic fountain for the day, and 

left a metal fount out in the sun in hopes of it thawing. 

Winter is definitely here!