It’s winter and it’s dark. This is by far the hardest time of year for me. When it gets dark things become more intense. The loneliness seems more potent. My work becomes less fulfilling. The sun barely rises behind the heavy shroud of clouds. Even our chickens are laying tiny depressing eggs. Up until a [...]
Posts Tagged ‘winter’
Overcoming Darkness
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged chickens, snow, winter on January 10, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Conversation Among Hens
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged chickens, conversations, music, winter on December 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
Gregory’s last blog post inspired me to write a little song. It’s to the tune of Baby, It’s Cold Outside. It is based on an actual conversation I heard among our eldest chickens, Maeby and Phoebe. As they sat inside their coop, away from the harsh winds and below freezing temperatures, I listened [...]
maeby, it’s cold outside!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged chickens, cold, winter on December 8, 2009 | 5 Comments »
It’s currently 18′F outside. And the chickens seem to be thankful for their spiffy new heat lamp and warm water.
winter!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged snow, winter on December 17, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Winter is in full swing here. Forget a first frost, our first night at frosty temperatures brought 2″ of snow. 2″ of snow is enough to shut down the greater Portland area. Hence the I-5 sign: “Chains Required. Portland Metro Area.” Stunning! Between a slow economy cutting us coffee shop folk back in hours and [...]
eggless in portland
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged chickens, winter on November 17, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
It appears our chickens have stopped laying eggs for the winter. Freckles stopped laying early September I’m recalling but she deserves the rest as she was laying 2+ through the whole summer, enough to match Phoebe and Maeby. But winter is coming and the days are shorter and so we salute the bold efforts of [...]
