Trick or Treat

Snow halfway up the bathroom window!

Unhappy Fred and Jack

Still it was pretty

Windy Row Splendor

Sunshine was welcome

Yes, Mother Nature pulled a very mean Halloween trick on us. We had a small sample the other day of a couple of inches of snow, which freaked out the young goat kids, but that was nothing to last night's surprise, which was not a treat. Twenty four inches of heavy, wet snow.

We prepared as best we could, thinking that we could get 5 to 8 inches, but that was optimistic, to say the least. The new goat shelter was tarped, the greenhouse windows were fortified, and wood was stacked on the porch. We just did not realize the magnitude of the storm. Thankfully, it was full of wind, so the tree branches were not overwhelmed with snow, most of it blew off. So, unlike 3 million other people, we did not lose power. However, we did get the jackpot of snow amounts with Jaffrey, just south of us with the big prize of 31.5 inches. The roads were dreadful last night on an arduous drive from friends who we had dinner with, but 30 minutes to go 5 miles sure beats being in an accident or off the road - plenty of those.

The critters were not happy, but neither were we, and we had to wade through the snow to get to the barn (which is why the old-timers built their barns attached to their homes). We got the big goats out and kept the little ones in - except for Jack and Fred who, as their photo shows, were less than amused. However, they will have a new place, the Frat House - Gamma Rho (Goats Rule), as soon as the rough plank siding is finished this week and I can put it up.

Other than that, the scenery was beautiful, if off-puting.

Perhaps it will melt, but we aren't betting on it so Allie's gardening season looks over for the year.

Stay warm and safe!