Baby It's Cold Outside!

(been humming that song lately)

We've been having a long spell of cold weather, but this is more normal for SE Oregon than we've had in the past few years. Global warming? I don't know...you get what you get I think.

But Christmas Day and the day following, we got 8-10 inches, and it's not going anywhere.

It takes 10 minutes to get dressed to go do chores...of course Cindy Sue is another couple of minutes. She's wearing a fleece Snuggie under her coat...she really wants some booties I think!

Quite a Pair of Hooters!

The owls were totally lookin' awesome yesterday! They don't normally sit next to each other in the tree...they had positioned themselves so the breeze was coming toward their back, but they had the tree trunk behind them to block some of the wind...and they seemed to be snuggling. So very cute!

The herd is getting lots of extra hay to keep the internal heat turned up.

Yesterday's high was 15 and this morning it was -5. Forecast is a high of 23 by 11 AM (I'll believe it when I see it) and will go down quickly in the afternoon with a breeze picking up.

Afternoon Snack

Pierce had an accident yesterday afternoon. I didn't see it, so I can only surmise...Colt and him have been turned out together during the day, and I think they got to running and playing...of course Colt is a lot bigger than Pierce. Pierce ended up going over/through a fence made of field fencing in a corner spot, caught up both rear legs in the fence and got scraped and cut pretty good. Doctoring in sub-freezing temps is not fun.

He's pretty swollen and stiff this morning. I thought I was out of Bute, but I'm not...so I'm going back out now to give him a dose. He should feel a bit better with the Bute, but I'm concerned with the cuts and scraped hide in these temps. Any suggestions?

My Favorite Photos for 2012

Oh, my...so many photos to choose from!! But it was fun scrolling through the year.

I hope I don't cause a log jam on someone's computer, but this is my short list :~)

Some of my photos I like because they have good color or lighting, some are composed well...and some are just sentimental and bring me good memories of the day. I guess that's why I'm calling these My Favorites!

Thanks for spending the year with us at the Rough String.

A Rare Two-Headed Donkey

Winter Warmth

Snow Dog

Step Back in Time

Rip 'n Tear

Are You My Mother?

On the Hunt

Catchin' the Heels

Somewhere Over the Rainbow

Can I be your friend?

Steens Mountain from Alvord Ranch

Old Granary (which I would spell as Grainery, but understand it is not correct!)

When There's a Will...There's a Way

Viewing God's Country

Eyes~A Window to the Soul

Glory Tree

The Big Yellow

Thanks for all of your support through the year. I'm looking forward to "see what I can capture" in 2013!

A Photo A Day ~ The Challenge

New Year resolutions?

Nah...it's a daily thing...stay focused and get more done. Period.

But, I am going to attempt the 365 day challenge of A Photo A Day. January 1 is a good day to start, but I had to decide how I was going to post the photos...I didn't want to tie them into this blog.

Facebook? No, I'm trying to stay off of there.

Another blog? Yep...but I'm going to give WordPress a go and see how I like it.

So, here's the link to JKS Photography. I've also put the link at the top of the right side bar and in the blogs I'm following. I only plan on posting the daily photo with just a simple description (trying to make it quick and easy). Also, the daily photos will  not be posted on this blog.

Knowing that I can't always post every day, the post title will be the day the photo was taken, so I may post numerous photos on one day.

If you have time, please drop in and see how it's going...I have a feelin' that I'm gonna to need your support!!

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Meanwhile...back at the ranch...

-10 degrees F here this mornin'...my photo session didn't last long!

Another chilly mornin'

Have a great day as we begin the New Year!!