I’m watching to see if my garden hoops get covered with snow this year. The fence is 5 feet high. I certainly hope it doesn’t get covered!

I’m also wondering if I’ll be able to find places to put my raw compost if we get any more snow. After each storm, I dig out a couple of the bins up near my kitchen. (The garden bin is covered with deep snow with no path to get there – I certainly can’t use that one.) The snow mixes with raw compost and and the bins fill up very fast. I need to clean out my chicken coop soon and I suppose I’ll have to dig a hole in the snow and pile the coop waste in and plan to put it into a bin after the snow melts.

And speaking of the chicken coop, yes, its still there. I dig it out after every snow storm and clean off the glass roof. The power plug failed a week ago and it took a few days for us to notice. The coop morning light went out and the water froze up. We fixed it, but the older hens stopped laying. I’m getting two eggs a day now from my two young hens.

We’ve dug paths in the yard to get to the bird feeders, compost bins, chicken coop, and for the dogs to get around. To get out to the garden area, I put on my snow shoes and slog through the snow. It seems we are flattening a new path every other day. Its really pretty, but a lot of work.

This week’s snow storms are predicted for Tuesday and Thursday…..