[Nell]

An inch or two here, in Dumfries, so it manages to look pretty without being too much of an inconvenience. We've been incredibly lucky so far, and escaped the worst of it. Snow plough is hooked up to the tractor, however in case we do get a lot more.

[jaykay]

Epic journey into work this morning, through drifts as high as the top of the 4x4, with just a truck-sized gap cut through 

Can't get the quadbike up the very steep track to my fields, and anyway they're full of quadbike-swallowing drifts.

So - carried up a 3 gallon bucket of feed, came back down, strapped a bale of hay onto my back, carried that up to one field, back down, another bale of hay on my back and up to the other field. All through 1-3ft of snow. I'm feeling intrepid 

Don't any of the local male bores dare suggest I'm playing at it at the moment

(as opposed to most of the local farmers who are wonderful with me)

[HappyHippy]

No more has fallen here today 
It does look very pretty though (especially cos the snow covers all the mess  )

[goosepimple]

Intrepid Jaykay?     once you sit down with a cup of cocoa .... 
 
Yup it's get up and get on with it time isn't it, sweaty, hair sticking to your face, wishing you had a pick axe, wishing you were a bloke ........... but getting it done none the less and another job scored off the list. 
 
Character building as they say - tell you what, my character is BUILT and it doesn't need any more building! And as for thick skin ....
 
Enjoy your well deserved cocoa Jaykay, your animals will love you for it. 

[ppd]

  Jaykay!
...and love the photos Karen
Snowed here today and now almost gone - I am feeling a wee bit left out
Pauline
 

[Mammyshaz]

Jaykay  girl power! Who needs da man  .

It's a foot deep here now and main roads still being kept clear so easy to get about. The street where I work is a different story, slightly off the main road and frozen locks, car ark too deep to drive most cars so was kept locked  wanted to put mine the the safe zone  )  had to park on street in a place where even the local dogs walk the street  with flick knives 

[Victorian Farmer]

we are sinking fast we have a snow blower still no road

[Lesley Silvester]

We had blue sky and sunshine this morning accompanied by the lovely sound of dripping coming from the roof.  Can now see all the dog poo outside that was covered up before.  I'm going to have to venture outside soon and clear it up.

[jaykay]

Cocoa GP? I'd earned a beer after all that 

[sabrina]

I am snowed in. Still getting showers of and on so looks like I am stuck until we get a change of weather.

[jaykay]

We had the snow blower yesterday and now the road is open again. It has spoiled the beautifully sculpted snow dunes - now there are 4ft perfectly vertical walls of snow instead. Less pretty but more practical.

I feel for those of you still stuck. You Ok Sabrina?

[Lesley Silvester]

We had blue sky and sunshine this morning accompanied by the lovely sound of dripping coming from the roof.  Can now see all the dog poo outside that was covered up before.  I'm going to have to venture outside soon and clear it up.

Spoke too soon.  It was snowing hard when we went to see to the goats last thing last night and still snowing this morning.  It has stopped now apart from some flurries but it's now at least two inches deeper than it was before the thaw started.   

[Victorian Farmer]

road back

[Mammyshaz]

    

[jaykay]

That's pretty impressive Gary 

I'm getting very achey carrying hay bales, so tonight I am going to try pulling it uphill on a sledge - might have to sledge back down for the next one