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Margaret and Elinor pretended like I didn’t exist and Marianne and Mrs. Dashwood kept coming to the run door, looking at me, then turning around and going back out. Eventually Marianne and Mrs. D would take turns coming into the run, hopping up onto the ladder like they were going to go into the coop, then hopping down and going back outside. I was laughing so hard at their antics it may have encouraged them.
I finally got the pair into the coop and had to go out and herd Margaret and Elinor into the run. By that time Marianne and Mrs. Dashwood were heading back down the ladder. I got them turned around and convinced Margaret to get into the coop. Then all three of them stood around the door worrying because Elinor was not in there too.
The Dashwoods don’t roost and every night it is a contest to see which two of the three can manage to shove her head underneath Elinor. So the three in the coop were pacing around distressed because there was no warm Elinor butt to burrow under. Elinor stood at the bottom of the ladder looking up toward the coop door and listening to the chatter. She looked at me and I could imagine she must have been thinking, oh please don’t make me! Reluctantly she made her way up the ladder. When she stepped inside the coop the tussle began. I lifted the ladder away and as I was closing the door she stuck her out looking for an escape. I gently pushed her back in and latched the door.
As I locked the outside run door I heard all sorts of chicken sounds ranging from distress to argument. Poor Elinor.
We got a little fresh snow on Thursday and some more today. It is so cold that it is the light, fluffy kind of snow, easy to shovel and squeaky under your boots. It looked pretty floating down all day today and the landscape is soft and clean. Now we just need some sun and a bright blue sky to turn it all dazzling.
I get the day off Monday for the Martin Luther King holiday. Reading, cycling on the trainer, some strength and core body workout sets, knitting, and if I am not too worn out, there is a book I reviewed recently for Library Journal on urban food forests that I want to tell you about.
We had all rain where I live. I washed away what remained of the snow. Have a great day off tomorrow!
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Those temperatures…ouch! It looks like we shall get a lot of slushy snow tomorrow so at least you and the Dashwoods have a nicer class of snow to contend with!
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Ian, would you believe they are warmer than winters here used to be? Used to be we could expect several days with a high of -29C but that hasn’t happened in years. Take care in the slushy snow!
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Brian Joseph, I take it it is warm enough for you that the rain isn’t going to freeze? Thanks! I hope you are getting a holiday!
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It is cold on Long Island as well. Ii is so tempting to simply hibernate, but then nothing gets read and written.
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Antoinette, oh yes! Usually as winter is sinking in I get the urge to hibernate for a couple weeks but then the urge to do stuff again take over. Sometimes I do think it would be nice to curl up like a bear and not come out until spring!
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Love your blog title!
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LOl thanks Smithereens!
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Hello, can you post a review of my book if I send you a digital copy?
http://www.amazon.com/-/e/B0040RENA2
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We’ve been pretty cold here but luckily for us very cold temps don’t last too long. Would love to hear more about your knitting projects and maybe share a pic with us? 🙂
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How funny! Why is Elinor the one they all get underneath, I wonder?
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I thought of you when I saw this picture http://notanecromancer.tumblr.com/post/169972728154/chickenkeeping-arrakeen-chickenkeeping
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