"S" World

I heard the cursed “S” word this morning. SNOW. We have the potential for some light snow tonight. I guess winter really is just around the corner. I shouldn’t complain. It is the end of October and we are just now starting to get frost on the ground. But I have to complain about snow. I think it’s mandatory in this region.

I’ll have to take a closer look at the forecast as evening rolls around. I thought I heard that we’ll start out with cold rain and then switch to snow. If it starts with rain, I may have to consider stalling or blanketing some of the horses. I was hoping to get all the blankets patched up before using them but if it rains, I don’t want anyone to get a chill. I was able to waterproof a majority of the blankets last week and had them laying out on the lawn until last night. I figured if we were to get rain or snow that I better get them up. Now they are piled in the utility room patiently waiting for me to patch up all the tears and wholes. It’s a bit daunting but it’ll be nice to have the blankets fixed and not have to worry about them. Why or why did I not think about this task earlier in the year?!?!

Last night I went out to do chores early. It’s probably a good thing. I think the fox has taken up residence in the hayshed. Yesterday I had the dogs out and Gypsy and Farley pushed the fox out of the shed and Gypsy managed to tumble the fox head over tea kettle. Had I not seen it with my own eyes I would have said people were lying. I am afraid that there might be something wrong with the fox. He seemed awfully dazed and confused. Gypsy is not fast so for her to knock over a fox makes me think that there’s something very wrong with the fox. It’s the same one that rushed past my leg earlier this month. Fox should not be tame.

Luckily the last few nights have been nice with the full moon shining. The real problem is that the yard light finally died. The last couple of nights the light wouldn’t come on while I was out doing chores but would be on in the morning. Last night and this morning, that darn yard light wouldn’t come on at all. So now we have to look at replacing the light bulb….again. I thought those big light bulbs were supposed to last a few years but I guess not. I learn something new every day. I’m not exactly sure when we’ll get it fixed but hopefully soon. The night before last, Gypsy attacked a raccoon that has been living in the grain bin. I ran back to the house to get Mike (and the gun), but the raccoon was already gone by the time Mike got there. That’s one of the downfalls of being out when there’s only one of us outside. I am so used to both of us being outside that it’s hard to catch these darn critters when I have to run back to the house.

Maybe the snow will detour the critters from coming out. I guess we’ll have to wait and see until then. Will be scrambling tonight to get a few last minute projects done before the snow flies.