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Showing posts with label Ice. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Ice. Show all posts

Saturday, January 28, 2012

ICE WAR!

During the ice that fell last week
Which kept the equines locked in their small pasture: 
(That is NOT snow! It is an inch of ICE on the ground)
Nothing was spared!
Even our roof!

Hubby had to get up there and chip away at it.
On this day, it was 42 degrees and MELTING rapidly, 
But not fast enough.
It was backing up under the eve's and leaking down our patio door.
This stuff was like snot.
Ever slip on snot?
Ok then ~ a banana?
Thank goodness hubby did not slip.
And once the ice was all chipped away,
the leaking stopped and our roof was saved!
We won that one!

Saturday, January 21, 2012

ICE Storm!

They were predicting SNOW!
4-8" of the pretty white stuff.
INSTEAD
we got ICE!
Lots of it!
 This is our driveway.
We could put ice skates on skate.
I worry sick about Libby and Star
walking on this stuff.
I can hear them as their hoof steps resound in the eerie quiet.
And if it wasn't for these wonderful boots I bought at the coast to walk in the surf with
I would be housebound and the equines would starve!

Instead I make my way out gingerly across the
inch of slick stuff, and feed.
All the while praying that Libby doesn't do anything stupid and slip and fall. 
Because if she did, she would not ever get back up.
My water faucet is safe from the ice due to a good idea by 
(Click to see)
 I could skate around the shop,
but I might get tripped up on the twigs.
We have Australian Willows planted for shade behind the shop
and I love those trees!
Fast Growing. Very shady.
And my most favorite is:
They do not blow over in a wind storm!
Their only down fall, is they loose small branches 
like most trees loose leaves.
But they are not big enough to do any damage.
Poor Star had Icicles hanging from her face.
Her and Libby did stay in the lean-to most of the time.
At least every time I checked on them they were in there.
All this crappy moisture came from the north and she liked to look outside.
The girls even have trouble
Walking on Water.
The promise of sunshine is on the horizon,
but then another storm is due in by tonight!