Snowfall in Hobbiton

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Here are the pics showing the full quarter to half an inch of snow we got on the 23rd of December! Laughard

But it was still great to have it, it's better than nothing Wink

I took the pics when i first got out which was around 6 am, so it was still quite dark, except for the last one as the sun was rising.

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Well! Wow! Doesn't that all look 'magical'!
for posting the pic's, Merry!
Now, that first picture is real art!

Hey! How-come the cows aren't under that tree, Merry!?

I looked-up in the internet, and it says we get an extra 2 minutes of daylight with each day passing!
So, in 30 days, we'll be getting 1 hour more daylight!
I like this short daylight!
In the Summer, the daylight is tooo sooo l-o-n-g! ...and

Why did you take a picture of that door knob, Merry!

Oh! But you've got BEAUTIFUL wood grain!

I see your big balls of Hey too!

Yup! an authentic picture of a real Ranch!
I like the Barn!

That's a real good dark picture of your cows meandering!
Yes, it looks quite magical with the snow.

The Bobcat was around again yesterday!
'Actually' I've been told it's not a Bobcat ...it's a Lynx.
Whatever it is, it's probably got sharp teeth!

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Oh my! I had forgotten to answer your post!!! oopsy

Here's a belated thkyou

but it's like my pics disappeared! lousy pic online storage!

Anyhow here's few pics of our 1st snowfall, this time they'll stick as i got the link from my FB

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Great pic's, Merry!
I'd hate for that big cow to step on my foot!
Is that "Harry"!? ...without his bottle!?
What's that stuff hanging from the trees!? - It looks like a snake hide or something!

Oh! And those 2 beautiful horses!
And I see how well cared-for they are!

I can't see what's in the barn, Merry!
Do your horses and cows live in there!?
I bet that barn looks totally cool from the inside!

I see there's a ladder laying on the side of the barn!
What do you use the ladder for!?

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Millie! I know my snow doesn't look like much compared to what you get, but that made me happy, it's better than nothing... yes

no the rascal going around in my front yard is an heifer, she's not full grown she'll be a lot bigger...

no, only the horses go in the barn in their stalls and that is if it is too cold like 25F and under
tonight with 14F they sleep in winks

it is a big barn and besides the horse's stalls we have a calf stall, but only in use if i'm bottle feeding one.
Then, hubby has a shop and his band sawmill and there's room to park some equipment, plus storage.
just a tall ladder hubby uses when he has to

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Oh! Right! Sorry I forgot to say about the snow!
Quite a blizzard you got going there, Merry!

Yeah, I know, I love winter too, Merry!
In your pictures, I can hardly see the animals and barn, for all the SNOW!!!
You'll soon have to tie a rope between the house and the barn so you won't get lost in all the snow blizzard!

I must say that it looks magical though!
I love the atmosphere of wintertime!

I bought a tall ladder like that, to finish my Well at 12ft deep!

Sooo! The heifer broke into your front yard!
'Someone' is going to have to double staple the barbwire fence!

The temperature here is around 32F in the daytime.
The night time temperature is around 19F.
I won't plug-in the car motor block heater until 5F.

Well! Your horses will be nice and cozy and warm in the barn!

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Oh! I forgot to say!
What is that hanging on the trees!?
I suggested that it may be 'snake hides'!
But, I can't imagine you draped snake hides to dry in the trees! - Unless you're doing something I don't know about!!!
But, the 2 articles draped in the trees, sure look like snake skins!
So I must ask! ...Do you make your very-own snake skin shoes, Merry!!!???

OR! they may be long light-brown dead leaves!!!!!!!!!?????????
But, I've never seen that light-brown dead leaves so l-o-n-g before!
Is that a special kind of tree that I haven't got here, Merry!!!???

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[quote="Millie"]Quite a blizzard you got going there, Merry! laughhard laughtotear You'll soon have to tie a rope between the house and the barn so you won't get lost in all the snow blizzard! laughtotear /quote]

lmao

yep, could see as much as in a black hole...

more seriously, people who lived here for generations say that there used to be blizzards every winter, now we got snow like spit in the wind lol

Millie wrote:: 'Someone' is going to have to double staple the barbwire fence! laughtotear

if only.... Hubby and daughter tried to find how the rascal gets out every day... inspects

but could not! it's a mystery! Miss Renegade must have a good laugh, knowing she gets us all the time! lostmarble

then, when we go get her she goes back in pretty easy, it has become routine! yes

Millie wrote:: The temperature here is around 32F in the daytime.
The night time temperature is around 19F.

so we have basically same temps at the moment...
tonight it's better with 26F but last night we had 14F cold

forgot to answer about the tree....

It's an Albizia and what you see hanging is just the seeds voila

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Merry wrote:: forgot to answer about the tree....

It's an Albizia and what you see hanging is just the seeds

[/quote] I have 'never' heard of a Albizia Tree before, Merry! - I sure don't have any trees like that around me!

I did a bit of study on it, that, apparently, it would be the equivalent of an Alder, or Aspen tree.
All considered to be a garbage tree!
They grow fast, and rot fast, and they don't give-off much heat in a wood stove.
Hey! But that's a beautiful tree! - I looked at some Albizia trees pictures on google ...and on utube!
Do you ever sit in the branches!?

I read that you can train the trees to make a tunnel canopy over your driveway!
That would be cool to drive through a tunnel like that!

'Miss Renegade' in the front yard!

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Miss Renegade aka Miss Pain in the Rear! cows getting loose all the time are always a nuisance!

Grin

great pics!! blowkiss

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an albizia is a beautiful tree that makes fluffy pink flower and nice leaves that look like fern... it's my fav flower tree with the cherry tree!
I don't know why they link it to an aspen because it has nothing in common with it Thinking

as it grows it becomes like a big parasol, and yes i like to sit under it!
I'm shocked that they consider them as garbage tree! omg

when they are so beautiful!

here is a google pic as i don't want to upload one of mine. So my tree is even bigger

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and look how beautiful are the flowers

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when i move if there's no albizia, i'll buy one and plant it cuz i won't go without...

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1st flower in bloom in my front yard! happy

A flower I didn't know we had as it was not in the area where we have flowers! Looks like a crocus??? question

I guess Spring is really on his way vhappy

Funny part is that the daffodils who are supposed to be the flowers ushering Spring are not out just yet... That little baby beat them to it! voila

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I don't know how I missed your "Wed Nov 28, 2018 4:51 pm" picture post here, Merry!
Sorry about that!

That is a BEAUTIFUL tree, Merry! WOW! ....I WANT ONE!!!
Oh! And you say 'your' tree is even bigger than the google pic'!

Yes! I would like to sit under it too!

I don't think that tree has got anything to do with an Aspen!
'Aspens' are like a big long toothpick coming out of the ground! ...with a little bush of branches mainly at the top!
(Google pic')

The first thing that I see there is easy firewood for the stove! - It's almost limbless to the top!
But, if you put 'that' into your stove, you'll be cleaning ash out of the stove 'every week'!
AND it only gives off half the amount of heat as does a Coniferous tree!
...no matter how dry the Aspen is!
'Garbage tree' they are!
No one would make boards out of an Aspen tree! - The wood rots fast, and is 'weak'!
I would like to eradicate all the Aspens in my Enchanted Forest! - Give the evergreens more room to grow!

Your tree is kinda like an Arbutus tree!
I don't have any here , but there's some on Vancouver Island...
(google pic')

It's got bark like this...

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Merry wrote:: 1st flower in bloom in my front yard! A flower I didn't know we had as it was not in the area where we have flowers! Looks like a crocus??? I guess Spring is really on his way Funny part is that the daffodils who are supposed to be the flowers ushering Spring are not out just yet... That little baby beat them to it!

Wow! Nice picture of a Flower, Merry!
It looks to me like a Wild Lily!?
Wild Lily's live in the forest.
I saw one! - Rare flower!
The reason I think your flower is a Wild Lily, is because you mentioned it was in a wild area ...not in your flower bed!
The Wild Lily 'I saw' disappeared in a few days! ...or maybe it was even overnight
(google image)

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actually i posted it on my FB and my sister who is a flower geek giggling

told me it was a crocus. She said that seeds of flowers can be dropped like that wherever and now that one grew, it will spread itself! but pity that it is on my lawn as it will be mowed... i resisted the temptation to pick it up, thought of letting it enjoy a longer life in the ground as we not ready to mow just yet!

That wild lily is quite beautiful! when you compare the 2 the lily has pointed petals while the crocus are more rounded

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