Overnight there was a huge dump of fresh snow. The biggest we have seen since we moved here almost three years ago.

The drive was blocked and the power was off from about 5am till 9am.

The children had a "snow day" so school was cancelled and Gifford loves the snow just as much as the children.



In fact Gifford was something of an unwitting hero today. As we went into the female alpaca pasture to feed the girls they were all out of the barn and sheltering under a nearby tree. Gifford charged around in snow and the alpacas all ran from under the tree.....seconds later one of the branches snapped with the weight of the snow and came tumbling down. It was a substantial branch and it could have been very nasty if Gifford hadn't been behaving badly.





Adrian Stewart