A Brilliant Day

The sky is a brilliant blue and the glare on the snow is blinding. The driving wind is keeping the sheep and goats inside for the most part. I still can't get over how great it is to be insulated from the weather inside the barn, after being out in it for five years. Once we get a decent amount of hay in the mow and get some broken windows replaced and build a new door we should be in good shape for next winter. The down side of the sheep living in the barn is the floor piling up with hay and manure. It will have to be cleaned out with a small tractor or skid loader in the spring. We need a manure spreader to chop it up and spread it out on the fields The list of what we need goes on and on. No wonder so many people have gotten out of farming...what it doesn't take out of your pocketbook it takes out on your body. But it is sooooo good for the soul! When I pick up little Bridie and she nibbles on my ear I forget how crazy all this is.