More Progress...

...but of a different kind.
I think it was 16F this morning when I got up and went out to the barn to feed the horses, cats and chickens. I didn't even bother opening the door to the run for the ladies (and our suddenly self-important rooster, now known informally by the acronym SIR) until later in the day; I just turned on their light and let them stay snuggled inside. Their coop is actually quite cozy; aside from the fact that the structure itself is fully insulated, the chickens themselves put out quite a bit of body heat, more than you'd expect.

The temperature is supposed to moderate later in the week; still, I can't complain - it is December, after all, so every day that isn't miserably overcast and bearing a malevolent wind or laced with snow or freezing rain is a blessing.

Shortly after the morning caffeine revival (I have never been more exquisitely thankful for coffee than I have been since moving here) we assembled our tools and headed out to one of the many projects we are currently working on.

We took down two old paddocks and have been putting up new ones. This is the largest one. It was a cold day when this photo was taken (obviously).

Today's quota of work. The remaining second and the entire third row of boards should be on this week. There is still much to do, but it's coming along. We have pasture for the horses, but the goal is to have a couple of large, well-constructed paddocks as well. This is the (almost) end result of the preliminary work posted in the earlier photos of the Horse Fencing post - one large paddock.

Ben, in one of the spare stalls, waiting while his stall is cleaned and new bedding laid down (and his feed and hay are brought in). This big guy is all heart. He and Sally joined our family nearly eight years ago, and with our family they will remain, Lord willing, until the end of their days, hopefully many years hence.