THE MELTDOWN IS TRAGIC!

Yes, this week we had a nice meltdown.  All week the temps were in the 40's:

 and the snow began to melt:

It was great!  i saw green things!:























I also saw the driveway, which wasn't around for gosh, what?  two months or has it been two years?
Hello driveway!

i saw the paths emerging from the white;

I also found the greatest sign of spring; the flowers peeking up through the leaves, emerging from their dormant winter nap.

Even the chickens and ducks were enjoying the meltdown, ducks after all are waterfowl - meaning they like water, not snow.  Even if it was a little muddy, they certainly seemed happier.

my tracks in the mud

but then it happened, again! A drop in temp and low and behold~

SNOW!

I could no longer see the driveway:

or the paths:

or the green grass.

The horses were a pretty mess of snowy mares and geldings.

But i have hope, because this happens every year.  We have a nice meltdown, then it will snow again, then maybe another meltdown, but another snow after that may not happen. At least i always have the greatest sunsets to watch around here!

Good news is the seeds arrived this week too!

Means the green house will be opening soon, a chance for us to watch produce start its life with the help of my two little hands, some great manure enhanced dirt, some artificial light and a warming coil.  Ahhhhh!  warm - i like that word.