From Paul: Wow! It actually can get cold and snow here in the winter! Today we got to experience a winter storm that consisted of lightning, thunder, hail, several inches of snow, and lots of wind. We moved all the cows to areas on the farm that have good tree lines that block the cold southeasterly wind. Then we gave them lots of baleage (hay) and straw which has lots of fiber in it that will help the cows to stay warmer. We are going around every hour to pick up the calves that are born and we bring them to the calf shed right away and feed them. Today was nice because I had a 3 hour long lunch time! One bummer was that the milk haulers are not picking up any milk the next two days so we had to dump 15,000 liters or 4,000 gallons of milk! Also the "bobby" truck is not picking up calves right now so Brittany has to feed a ton of calves now.We will have to take some pictures of where we have the cows and what everything else on the farm looks like.
From Britt: Here is a picture from this morning. It has been snowing on and off very consistently throughout the day. I kept singing Christmas songs all day because it seemed so much like Christmas! Then I remembered that it was only AUGUST!!!! oh how strange! Just yesterday Trish gave me the first daffodil that came up on the farm, and now it's snowing....hmmmmm. It was really pretty at first, then, well, it just was cold and wet, but still beautiful. It would be nice weather like the picture shows (still cold) then all of the sudden you could see this huge storm drop right on you. Then it would stop for a bit, then hail, then snow, then stop, and...you get the picture. Right now we are getting a lot more snow and wind. Our lights keep flickering... so hopefully we will continue to have power until this thing blows over!!!
From Britt: Here is a picture from this morning. It has been snowing on and off very consistently throughout the day. I kept singing Christmas songs all day because it seemed so much like Christmas! Then I remembered that it was only AUGUST!!!! oh how strange! Just yesterday Trish gave me the first daffodil that came up on the farm, and now it's snowing....hmmmmm. It was really pretty at first, then, well, it just was cold and wet, but still beautiful. It would be nice weather like the picture shows (still cold) then all of the sudden you could see this huge storm drop right on you. Then it would stop for a bit, then hail, then snow, then stop, and...you get the picture. Right now we are getting a lot more snow and wind. Our lights keep flickering... so hopefully we will continue to have power until this thing blows over!!!
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