February 4th

It started to snow yesterday around 9am and continued snowing all day & night. The wind picked up around 3pm and so the snow started to drift. This morning when I got up there were drifts about 3 ft high and sparse parts where there was very little snow. I was supposed to be working today, but there I was in my snow shoes assessing the possibility of getting off the property - work wasn't happening today; today was a snow day! I love them. It reminds me of when I was at school and we couldn't get there because of the snow, I don't have to work.
I did, however, have to deal with the snow. Where do you put the snow that is in the way. The snow that was a high drift & was blocking the way out of the garage? I made paths using the routes of least resistance from the house to the garage and to the chicken house. These paths resemble bob sleigh runs as they have the high snow banks. Chloe, our border collie puppy thinks they are fun because as she runs along them she can't see over the edges. She's fun to watch.
The chickens were not too impressed with the overnight blizzard. At some time their door had blown open and snow had blown in and had become the new chicken litter. The girls were quite stressed by this & wouldn't come forward as they normally do when I go in. Instead the cowered in the corner looking at the snow on the floor. I had to clear snow from the floor & their feeder. Don't expect we'll get many eggs today!
The snow plow came and cleared our road, but they never come through the gate so we have to clear snow along the drive to the gate. Hannah thought it would be a good idea if Phil used the Titan to make tracks so squash the snow and making it easier to clear. He did that but even the Titan found it a struggle with the deep snow. We can now get out of the property, though I was in no hurry to do so, but Hannah was. We really are not the company she wants so as soon as she could she dashed off, promising to call when she got to wherever she is going!