The sheep seem completely impervious to weather, snug beneath their thick lanolin coats. But they do love grain, and it does give them energy to get through nights like this – it is only 9:30 and already five below, and a big wind is picking up, much colder air to come. I feel for the animals in this cold, but I have been through many cold spells with donkeys and sheep, and I have learned that I worry about them much more than they worry about themselves.