Today's View from Inside the Barn
Ed took this picture this morning after he made it out to the barn to feed the horses.
That's Ranger in the background (you can BARELY see his big ol' radar-receiver ears). An 11-inch dog, high centered on several feet of drifted fresh snow.
Not much to say except that this year's winter horsekeeping is getting more, um, interesting, by the day.
posted by Juli Thorson @ 9:49 PM
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11 Comments:
Oh goodness, that made me lol!! Do you require snowshoes to get to the barn?
And exactly how often can you get you to town?
Did I mention it's supposed to be 70 this week? Why don't you just come down and ride horses with me???
Do you ever thing about relocating? I'm kicking it around!
Weather here in Central Georgia is 73 this afternoon. Hard to relate to what you are living in. Quite pretty, and would look especially nice on an Xmas card. But living in THAT on a daily basis would drive me out of my gourd!! What do you do when you are 80 & no longer able to "dig out"? Like Karen said; "Do you ever think about relocating"?
Two words, my friend:
SNOW BLOWER
It's time to make the investment in a new toy, uh, tool!
:-)
Yup - when the time comes, I'm definitely packing up the horse/dog/husband and retiring to Arizona, or maybe California.
(And we only got 10" last week!!!!)
reloacating to a less northern climate has certainly been a hot topic in my household.. anyone remember when we were kids and snow was fun??? I just can't get there anymore.
UHGG! I hate snow. That picture looks like what I belive to be the 3rd ring of hell. I am totally not going to bitch about my think layer of frost any more.
I'm doing some preliminary research, trying to find the best places in the country to live with horses, and still be able to survive in this economy. (My luck it will be Idaho...) I currently reside approx. 80 miles North of Julie, and I'm looking for better weather! Any suggestions??
I am counting my blessing all of our snow melted, now its supposed to flood hmmm. my barn stays high and dry except for the mud. when we had 15 inches on the ground we had a hell of a time cleaning stalls, had the chained up bronco and hooked the garden cart trailer to it just to get the stalls mucked out, pushed the garden cart around by hand to our 3 stalls in the barn, then pulled it out and hooked it to the bronco. Our two wheel quad wouldnt go in the snow. I cant imagine what all of you over east are doing!!!!!! news said Spokane had 80 inches!!! looks like you have at least that.
Hi Julie:
Well, on Sat. morning we got up at 3 am to load the trailer and horses and head for AZ. We got about 50' and got stuck. So, we shoveled and shoveled. Then we got stuck again. Now, we have to unload the horses and put them back in the barn, which is about 3/4 of a city block. More shoveling and we finally made it to the top of the hill. Loaded up the horses again and we were off. It is now 6 am. It was -17 degrees while we were doing it. We had about 3' of snow in our yard and are suppose to get a lot more at home this week. It was all worth it to get here in AZ! Sunny and nice. Dogs horses and people are all very happy!
For Karen in Idaho, Middle Georgia is a pretty mild place to live in the winter. No snow, temps ranging from the high 40's to the 70's, with most temps in the 60's. Not much rain, either. You can buy land here for very little $$. Forest everywhere you look. Climate is very similiar to Northern California, not too cold in the winter, not too hot in the summer. After living 3 yrs in Florida, what humidity we have seems miniscule. Anything around Atlanta is expensive, but when you get into the rural areas in the middle of the state, prices drop considerably. You can have 50 acres plus a stick house for under $300,000. A similiar place in California would be in the mega millions. Horse interest here is not big. With the exception of the areas around Atlanta & the Georgia Horse Park in the north, and the Georgia National Fairgrounds here in Middle Georgia, there isn't a lot of horse activity. If you trail ride, there are trails in the National forests. Breed shows and NRHA, plus NRCHA events are popular here at the Fairgrounds. Hunter/Jumper shows are popular around Atlanta & the Horse Park. However, finding a trainer, or any horse info is a challenge. Especially if you want to do things locally. I realize every place has it's problems, but if I can't live in Caliornia, this is not a bad alternative.
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