Outside our kitchen window near my desk, our trees and bushes are often filled with feathered friends who regularly beckon me to fill their feeders. It’s amazing to learn the habits of these creatures and know with a look what they’re thinking. One bird perched on a branch near the window began staring at me intently with its head cocked as if to appeal to my sense of duty. So despite the howling snow and wind, I donned my coat, gloves and snow boots then headed out with my full pail of birdseed to quell their hunger.
Our dog, Lucky, is quite the dramatist during snowfalls running and leaping through big drifts one minute then standing outside the sliding doors the next fake shivering asking to be let inside. Make no mistake, though, this canine is an outside dog who relishes his rounds about the farm checking on everything in his territory. His dramatic feats are designed for my benefit, it seems, because even if I do let him inside, he’ll quickly ask to be let back out to chase off a small herd of deer or a stray dog.Our cows have their own mannerisms in the winter
and today they each have a blanket of snow clinging to their backs as they chow down at the newly filled hay feeder. In the warm months, they each go their own way rather independently with the two babies play fighting now and then. In the winter, they stick together and move as a pack to use each other’s body heat to keep warm never wandering too far from their food source.Even though we are snowbound for today, there is plenty to see and do around our farm. With the bright sun shining in the crystal blue sky, I might head out for a walk down the lane shortly to see what other snow-covered miracles I can find.
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