But no one does a thing about it!
The weather is all over the news - the star of the newscasts! Record-breaking lows and highs, nothing to brag about, except maybe that you survived it, and your pipes didn't burst and the car still started.
The snow is still on the ground, drifting into deep piles, where other areas are blown clear. I put the horses out with their fly masks on because of the sustained high winds and the glittering snow. The masks always work as sunglasses!
Some areas are clear, grass is exposed, while other areas have hard-packed snow. The boys in particular are developing 'snow balls' on their front feet, the hooves that have shoes. Their feet are actually warm, and coupled with the metal shoes causes a melt/freeze reaction and makes the snow packed into their feet.
When I let them in last night they looked like they were walking on high-heels. I was hoping that after some time they would come off in the dry stalls, but no such luck.
Skip notoriously is really awful with picking his feet. Not every single time, but frequently. Last night he knew I was having a hard time dislodging the snow balls. I had to rest and get my breath back after trying, over and over, to pry the ice out of his hoof.
He was patient, and after several tries the ice came out in a block.
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