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First snow of the season!

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#1 ·
We got snow overnight!

Snow Mammal Phasianidae Fawn Freezing


I had to shovel before anyone would come out.

Snow Wood Biome Freezing Tree


But then it was nice to have a second breakfast.
Eye Goat Goat-antelope Working animal Sheep


Don't want to get my hooves wet!
Snow Fence Freezing Carnivore Winter


It's not so bad when you're with your friends!
Snow Wood Window Goat Fawn
 
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#14 ·
Ok, I can't help myself. You get to see the rest of the lovey dovey pictures too.

Snow Terrestrial animal Snout Tail Winter


Snow Working animal Dog breed Terrestrial animal Winter


Snow Light Fence Terrestrial animal Fawn


It's as if she had molasses on her eyebrow or something....
Snow Window Wood Working animal Fawn


Snow Window Mammal Freezing Sheep


He also chewed on her waddles and checked her udder out. :shrug:

While I was absorbed in this show and taking pictures, this is what was happening to me...
Organ Neck Temple Happy Working animal


Now you can see, I am old too, @goatblessings ! And how I lost my hair.
Hair Eye Sky Organ Human body
 

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#17 ·
Whenever we get snow in the valley, it melts by noon. But hey! It gets me out of school! In My part of Oregon in winter it's either 30-50 and super dry Or 40-60 and super wet. Snow just doesn't happen :rolleyes:
Wow, I would have figured that Oregon was far north enough that it would get snow. Your winters sounds even milder than mine in NC!
 
#25 ·
Actually, snow is ok. We live near Lake Erie and the stupid lake holds onto clouds, so our days are dreary most of the Winter. Thats what I dred, grey, damp days for weeks on end. So, I solved that, I do chores in the night, then I don't have to see the grey! :imok: (Been doing night chores for over a decade, goats are used to it!) :nod:
Your goats look so happy!
 
#28 ·
We had our first snow on September 9th and got about 8 inches. Then we had nice warm weather for a while until yesterday. Last night it was 6 degrees and we woke up to two feet this morning! Guess I'll spend most of my morning with a snow shovel!

Here's the snow we had in early September. Snowball was pure white when she was born but her spots came out as she matured and now she looks like a dirty snowball!
Snow Tree Freezing Fawn Working animal


Sadie says "Hi. Where's my breakfast?"
Snow Automotive tire Freezing Small to medium-sized cats Geological phenomenon


Back when I still had Butterfly and George. They're in Utah now and very, very happy.
Snow White Freezing Fawn Snout


Rita will be my milk doe this winter.
Working animal Snow Goat Fawn Snout
 
#31 ·
What cuties. I think we are a bit higher up so we got in the negatives last night but I think we got less snow then you. I'm so glad we got snow though. Fires should be more under control now and hopefully saved houses and land and more.
Got up to 10 or 12 degrees and the goats got to come outside. Most didn't need their blankets at that point but since we are probably going back into the negatives tonight was just going to leave them on.
First Salt and Pepper modeling their almost matching blankets. (little guy in the back ran away while i was checking his blanket so that is why it lopsided)
Snow Vertebrate Llama Fence Mammal

My one goat with ears, lol, and her descendants.
Snow Dog Dog breed Working animal Fence

Then all the goats! Just ignore the homeless looking goat in the front, lol.
Snow Window Working animal Tree Fence
 
#32 ·
Where are you guys located? Looks like you got a good six inches anyway. After walking around in it all morning I realize we didn't get 2 feet. We got more like 18-20 inches. It was up to my knees in most places but only some of the drifts were deeper than that. I'm so grateful for the moisture! If November is mild we may even have a bit of a late pasture resurgence. The snow we had in September did wonders for the grass!
 
#34 ·
Christmas at 54! We complain of the heat when it gets close to 90 lol.

We are up in Elbert county so actually probably not higher but we always seem to be colder. We are on this ridge ... can't remember the name but it always seems to get cold. We had like no wind though so no drifting. It was very fluffy Christmas type snow and snowflakes.
 
#35 ·
We're at about 7500 feet elevation. We didn't have any wind either, but there are places where the snow gets deeper for some reason (like in ruts). Maybe the ground is just colder in some spots than others. But yeah, it's very nice fluffy winter-type snow. Maybe I'll make some snow ice cream tonight (if the ashes from my wood stove haven't covered too much of it!).
 
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