Snowy roads and the Aquarium~~~

Yes,  Bowling Green had snow... most snow I have seen since I moved to VA. This is towards Bowling Green.

Fort AP Hill

Below.. a massive Turtle coming up for air.

Yesterday, we went to the Aquarium.  That was quite the adventure.  

The roads in Caroline county were ok... bit of Ice here and there. 

Then we got into King George

County... all was going well, until, we ended up behind three snow plows, and get this... they were making the road worse!  Like... good grief people....

Had to follow them for over 20 minutes.   

Luckily, once we made it to the MD bridge and into MD, the roads were clear of Ice.  However, there was Plenty of crazy drivers.  We were going 5 to 10 mph over the speed limit....

We were being passed by the majority of the drivers there.... like we were standing still.  Holy carp!

Took us over 3 hours.  

But once we arrived at the aquarium.... the people were really nice.  Was like a breath of fresh air.  Aquarium wasn't bad either.

Enjoyed the day, but goodness... it was a long one.  Came home, ate and went to bed!

Bubbles

DH being silly

Big Jellyfish

Little colorful Jellys

Beautiful Lionfish

Lizard

Top of main tank

Find the Seahorses

Shark tank

Cute Turtle..... they had a large number of different types of turtles there.

Sunset as seen from the MD Bridge as we were going home. This was taken through the the car's windscreen 

Last nights snow and ~~

Snow from the snow storm last night.  Not a whole lot... maybe 6". 

Hail storm on top of the snow, adding about a 1/2" of hail.  Plus some good cracks of Thunder and Lighting...

DS cleaned the snow off the stairs earlier... and salted them, so the hail did not build up much here, thank goodness. 

Supposed to have more snow tonight... so I am not sure what is going to happen for tomorrows plans. :P

I should be happy, so far, the power has stayed on!!

Homemade food~

DH, made some yummy Chicken Tenders from scratch.

DS, made some wonderful Chocolate chip cookies to put in the Tardis.

Nothing better than homemade food!

Tangerine Tree~

Bought a small sun lamp, to make sure my tangerine tree had enough light... bought the recommended Lutz citrus fertilizer and it is a very happy tree.  The tiny blossoms smell wonderful in my Art room and I can see fruit starting to develop. Keeping my fingers crossed we will have some tangerines to eat in a couple of months.

Eagle and Vultures~

I was getting ready to feed the outside animals and I saw a whole lot of movement outside the back window.

Ended up being a Bald Eagle and a bunch of Vultures eating something just outside the back pasture. 

I know they will take off the minute I open the back door, so I grab the new camera and start shooting some snaps as soon as I stuck my arm out the door. 

Did not have time to set the Camera up and I am very limited on my distance shots right now.

But here is what I did get.   (I can't wait until I can afford a good lens!!)

Luckily it was only a Possum or Grey fox they were eating.

Snow day walk with Maggie~

Maggie and I out for our short walk today.

The new camera is a bit different, more different than I expected. The old Olympus, loved snow glare, the brighter the better. 

New camera... not so much.   Need more practice!

But Maggie is uber happy being out. LOL  

Start of the path

Snow all over the Trees and Hollys

Hard to see.. down below is the neighbors pond. 

Snow Pictures~

Back of house and you can see the horses run in shed.

Chickens under the Echo.... only bare ground on the place. LOL

Close up of Dyfra

Front of House in the snow... we only had 3" of snow.

I loved the shadows of the trees on the snow.

Orange Chicken~

I was going to go out and take a number of outside photos.  Ah...ya....   I took two and decided I had better go back inside and put on a jacket or something.  Its up to 20* but still... brrr.....

So here you have a photo of a Buff Orphington Hen.
They are just starting to lay, tiny eggs. 

Sadie ~

Have been playing with the New Camera to see what it can do.

Above... Sadie Melting on the warm heating pad, under her blanket.  LOL

(the heating pad I normally use... but when she wants it....she gets it. )

This one I used photoshop and played with it a bit.

Snow last night~

Had about 3" of snow last night... 15* this morning so I do not think it will melt today.

First photo I took, before full light out, with the new camera. 

Snow piled up at the base of the Trees. This photo was taken when there was more light out.

Horse Run in Shed,  photo taken while feeding the animals.  Was very pretty.

Sheep, eating their morning meal.

Stjarna looking .. Oh so ..thrilled , with the goats and one sheep standing near her.
LOL

Front Pasture, early this morning.  Will have to go out later and take photos with the sun bright in the sky.

Blue Birds ~~

This is the only way I can take photos of the Blue Birds, as they are rather skittish. 

Super cold ~~

Nari is soooo bored.... as far as she is concerned, it is way to cold outside..... 

Cold enough outside... all these photos were either taken through the window... Or I stuck my Arm out the door.
Little wee bird, all fluffed up.  They now come up to the Turkey's food to eat. 

Animals are all in the same pasture again because of the minus degree weather we have been having.
Hope to get the waterlines and power out to all the pastures before next winter... sure would make things a lot easier on both the humans and animals.

Should show you before and After photos, as it would be easier to see. DH has been cutting a lot of the trees down in the front pasture. That way he has a better sight line to the fence.And hopefully, it will keep the bugs from bugging the animals in the summer, so they will use that area too.

Turkeys running towards me in the Snow. They are not impressed with the weather. DS has been making sure to put them in the Hen house every night.
Other than a couple of hens checking out the snow... they are staying in the hen house all the time.
I don't think they like the cold.

With the wind chill, has been running from -10 to -12* in the mornings.
Should warm up during this next week, from 10 to 20* in the morning.