Being Thankful

What do the weather forecasters know? (They threatened with a chance of rain)

Naught! 

What a perfect day!

Was able to lounge in bed for a while this morning and check out a few blogs.

Then it was up and outside to clean out the chicken house, which for too many reasons I had been putting off.

Yesterday I picked up shavings and a nice bale of hay, which I think they appreciate in the cold weather.

Nice and clean chicky house !

The nest boxes full of fresh hay !

While I was outside, I started smelling a skunk. There have been sitings in the yard in the past few months and one won't be coming back. They'll kill a chicken if they have the opportunity. I took a very careful walk around the yard to see if I spotted one. I didn't, thankfully, but I did take a few pics of the beautiful farm I am lucky enough to call home.

View of the pond from the yard.

The beautiful old house I get to live in :)

The chickens got to be out for a while, while I was cleaning their house. One of the cats, Midge, watching the chicks!

The donkeys get to enjoy being out in the big fields in the winter.

He really has something to be thankful for ! :)

So I have many things to be thankful for...

A cozy, roomy home, big enough to house my fiber 'stuff' !

Beautiful views from every side of the house !

The perfect, sunny and not freezing day to do some much needed outdoor cleaning !

Plenty of wood for the winter, that we cut and split from right here on the farm !

An adorable man who is talented, sweet and loves me ! (Still can't figure out why ;)

I could go on, but you get the gist !

No complaints here...

Now to shower and work inside the house...maybe make some cookies...or bread...yes...bread..mmmmm

Or apple crisp!