Respite From the Storm

Clear and cold this morning. Thermometer showed a notch or two under 10 at the lowest. But the billowy snow is bright against a blue sky and it's Alaska-pretty. I put warm water and food in the duck house and left the door open but the girls hunkered down in a sunny spot and didn't bolt out like they usually do. The sheep wandered up to the barn for hay. There is one trail in the snow from the spruce tree to the barn. They aren't enjoying the weather any more than the rest of us. Our ranch neighbors thoughtfully plowed the driveway yesterday and I was going to walk Hattie down to the road but she was lifting paws in pain. She would have liked snow booties I think. A few more inches of snow is in today's forecast and potential for another foot Tuesday or Wednesday.