I woke up this morning and it was so quiet in the house. Now I wasn’t sure why I thought it was so quiet but I just felt it. It was one of those times when you’re sure you know the answer, but just can’t get the words out? I figured that I’d get the answer as the day went on and didn’t think too much of it at the time.
So as I’m walking through the kitchen this morning before anyone got up I looked outside. It was really pretty. Everything was covered in frost from the trees to the barb wire. I haven’t been taking too many pictures lately (you better not be rolling your eyes!) so I grabbed my camera and outside I went. Now I noticed how quiet it was again. But this time I figured it out. The reason that it seemed so quiet was because there was absolutely no wind. The only noise that I heard when I was walking through the yard was No Ears because when she sees you in the yard, she thinks if she makes enough racket someone will come feed them. But that’s not what I was going to do this morning. My goal was to snap a couple of pictures of how quiet the day started out to see if I could kind of capture it. So that’s what I did. Check them out below. As you can tell I’m working on trying to get close up pictures. I’m not the best at it, but I think they’re getting a little bit better. I also smiled to myself when I was trying to get our house picture this morning. A car drove by while I was walking on the road with my camera and they gave me some weird look and when they went by the second time I think they looked a even a little bit more nervous. I just smiled and was hoping that even though I had no idea who they were, I sure hoped that they knew that I lived here!
Our house from the road
Chain on a gate with frost
Frost on the barb wire
And then just how I thinking thinking how peaceful the morning was starting I could hear the train in town blowing it’s whistle as it hit the city limits. It was a really nice way to start the morning. Then off to town. Of course I had some errands to run. And it sure seems like I do a lot of errands doesn’t it? It does to me anyway. But it didn’t take that long and soon I was heading for another town to visit my Mom and Aunt. They were visiting in the cafeteria with another lady when I got there and telling stories about the old days. I think I could listen to stories like that for hours. We had a good visit and back home to see what Daryl was up to for the afternoon. I just got home in time to see him putting some ‘supplies’ in the cow yard. Now these supplies were a new big hay bale and also a round bale of bedding. Getting the hay bale into the bunk – no problem.
Putting a new bale of hay for the cows
But getting the corn stalk bale for bedding to stay in the shed? Yea, that was a problem. After Daryl dropped off the corn stalk bale the first time and when Ed saw that Daryl was driving out of the area with the tractor, he got behind the bale and pushed it not only out of the shed, but out and way into the cow yard.
The straw on Ed’s head gave it away!
I laughed when I saw him do it, but I’m thinking that Daryl didn’t think it was too funny. Yea, pretty sure he didn’t think it was too funny. So back with the tractor and grabbed the bale again and he put it into the shed for the second time.
Putting the corn stalks into the shed for the second time this afternoon
This time he left the tractor in the way while the strings were cut and the bedding was unrolled.
Now the cows can go in and mess it all up and it’ll not only stay in the shed, but will keep them warm and busy for awhile. With Sassy being so close to having her baby, we want it warm for both her and her calf if she has it soon.
Sassy
And when I was walking through the cow yard to head to the house, I looked back at the cows to find them working on the hay bale already.
As for the kids? Well the Christmas break from college is coming to a close and in our house the kids are starting to leave. Kyle’s friend from New York left this afternoon and you can tell already that the house seems just a little bit more empty and quiet. I’m not sure that I like that at all! Tomorrow William is heading south to his college and thank goodness Kyle will be home until the end of February to keep us company!