Like tens of millions of people in the Northeast, we are experiencing one of the most intense winter storms in memory. We are experiencing very high winds and driving snow – about a foot already and another foot expected over night. We gave up trying to shovel, the wind just obliterates the paths in a couple of minutes. The wind is shrieking outside and the animals are huddle in the Pole Barn, it will be a long night for them.

The good news is that the power is still on (fingers crossed) and this snow won’t be on the ground in a week or so. The bad news is here right now. We have the wood stoves going and are doing our work, I’m taking pictures, blogging and working on my book. It’s cozy and comfortable out here, our farmhouse is snug and tight, we have good food to eat.

Fate has never been in a storm like this, Red has been through many, the snow makes absolutely no difference to him. Another few minutes, and she would have been invisible. She still wouldn’t have moved.

Fate got her initiation as a Border Collie, we took the dogs out into the pasture to help feed the animals and I was in the Pole Barn for just a few minutes distributing the hay and when I came out, I could barely see her in the snow, the wind is driving it across the ground. Fate was nearly buried, but in true BC style, she was not budging, she was watching the sheep and toughing it out.

I brought her into the house, thawed her out, and she was right back at the door and we went out again to take photos and brush off the cars. This winter has been quite insane. More later. I am having fun taking photos in this, using several lenses, including my new Petzval. This show was with the monochrome.