Winter Pasture – A Cold and Dark December

January 13, 2017January 13, 2017Lynn Scott Leave a comment

A cold and dark December. Certainly not the first but it’s been awhile.

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I could have lightened these photos but because the days are so short it seems we are always doing chores in the semi darkness so many of the photos were taken in the semi darkness. Even at midday the sun appears weak and far away and the shadows long.

The nights are cold and there just isn’t enough heat coming from that far away sun to warm the days. Some years colder than others. This December it got cold.

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Winter Pasture – December 2016

January 12, 2017January 13, 2017Lynn Scott Leave a comment

I am a bit late in getting this post done, I’ll use Christmas as my excuse, LOL.

What being late with this post has allowed me to do though is see how the winter is progressing. As I anticipated this is a really good winter to document a horse herd as they range for their feed in a tough, west central Alberta winter. Lots of snow. Lots of cold. Like I remember as a kid.

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December 1st brought us a good dump of snow. The young horses almost enjoy the new snow. It is no hardship for them. Continue reading “Winter Pasture – December 2016” →

Winter Pasture – Late November 2016

January 3, 2017January 13, 2017Lynn Scott Leave a comment

The daytime temperatures were just above freezing up until the very end of November. The nighttime temperatures were around -8. Nice comfortable weather for horses if not perhaps a little warm. Some of the warmer days they even rolled in the snow to cool down.

The kind of days that make working with the young horses particularly fun. No bugs and just a light jacket. The snow was gradually decreasing, the paddocks were a bit icy but not bad.

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