The deep, dark depths of winter

[Nanno]

February was a month of snow and ice and unrelenting cold. The sky stayed overcast most of the time and for a while I despaired of ever seeing the sun again. Phil and I spent a lot of time huddled near the wood stove, particularly during the week we came down sick. We did our best to maintain our morning walks with Finn and Sputnik, but there were some days when it was just too icy. One day the ice rolled in just late enough for us to get our walk in first. By the time we got home the pine needles had gone from green to white and Sputnik's beard was full of frost. (And for some reason I LOVE this photo of him!)  
     

Finn's eye whiskers also froze over. 
   

Cupcake was proud of her snowy eye makeup! 
   
   

The goats spent most of February destroying our stack of firewood. Every time we put it back up they tore it right down, the little monsters! 
   
   

Hi Skeeter! She looks so much like her mom...