Winter Storm ~ Round 1 ~ Bracing for #2

Winter did make an appearance last Wednesday with the first major snowstorm we've seen in a while. The first wave brought about 8" of snow followed by a short break to dig out and then another 8"-10" fell making it very hard to feed cattle and just maneuvering to the barn to feed the horses. Although I didn't do anything, Bruce took care of the outside chores while I did cooking and sewing and laundry. A very fair trade I thought!

Right now they are talking about 18-20" which may start with rain tonight and then tomorrow ~ lets just say with 50 mph winds predicted ~ we may not see another soul for quite some time! Drifts out here in the boonies can be monstrous and our township only has one snowplow - but he is a hard worker and sometimes works 24/7. I do feel bad for anyone working outside - but let me tell you - the farmers and ranchers have their work cut out for them getting to the cattle and checking the calves. Thank the Lord that all ours calved in October. Anyways, here is a few of the pictures I took of the farm....

 The trash barrel has snow half way up.... yikes!

 A drift is pretty high on the horses barn door.

The snow melted quite a bit today and we did see several roofs down on the way to Mulvane today. We are indeed thankful for the moisture, but we need prayers for all the people working outside and all the emergency personnel standing by for our safety.

Here we go ~ Round 2!