We had a cold snap here last week, with temperatures much colder than we are used to. We shut off all the hoses outside, stocked the house with firewood, and kept water running to keep pipes from freezing. Jeff and B covered a lot of plants in the garden, and I made sure the quail had drinkable water each day (that wasn’t frozen.) The first picture is one that B took of the pond out front. It was so beautiful, I asked if I could share it. The second picture is from water that was dripping and formed a really neat shape in the ice. The days were bright and cold, and the night skies looked extra amazing and crystal clear. Some of the uncovered plants outside were not too happy about the cold, but luckily everything in the greenhouse did well…

This was one of Jeff’s lettuce harvests from the greenhouse. I took a picture with the frosty grass in the background- a lettuce harvest on a very cold February day felt pretty special.

This week the rain is back. We’ve had downpours and much warmer temperatures. I haven’t been getting up in the night to feed the fire, but rather letting it go out because our house starts feeling like a sauna. I’ve had so much on my mind, I’m grateful for the tasks each day that keep me grounded in the present moment, and keep me moving forward bit by bit. One foot in front of the other my friends.