This message is from: Jean Ernest <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Well, I'm "holed up" for the duration, with the temperature at -45F here at my place, much colder in some areas about town. This is a prolonged record cold spell to rival the one we had back in l989. The horses are all doing fine, I throw more hay out there every three hours or so, woke up at 4:30 to go out and give them a bunch of hay. No shivering or signs of discomfort. I think they are enjoying the almost free choioce access to FOOD!
Yesterday I went out at noon to feed, and spent a half hour shoveling frozen apples. Surprizingly, got too warm in my down parka and insulated overpants, at -40 degrees! No wind which really helps. Had a warm hat on with earflaps, etc. but didn't need to pull the hood up. Got so warm my glasses fogged up! Could it be that I'm getting used to these temps? The sun does have some warmth in it and the fjords take advantage of it, standing broadside to soak up every ray while they doze. Adel, the almost four year old and Bjorken, my eleven year old gelding, got into their play, racing around, chasing each other. Down the road a friend's horses regularly play with their old motorcycle tire, throwing it around, playing tug of war, and even catching it on their heads and twirling it around. Really a sight! I'll have to find a toy like that for mine to play with. I finally started the woodstove (Vermont Castings Vigilant)and it has been really too warm even at the slowest burn. But this wood stove can keep my small log home at 70 degrees all byu itself when it is -50 outside, a nice safetly factor, should there be a power outage. Well, just wanted to update you all on the weather! These Fjords are made for Alaska! people are blanketing their arabs, quarterhorses, etc., but the fjords grow their own! I really grateful to have this list and my comppputer to keep me amused during this coldspell..I just pray the power stays on! If you want to amuse yourself reading about Fairbanks weather, click on this web page: http://www.wunderground.com/US/AK/Fairbanks.html Jean in Fairbanks, Alaska, -45 degrees, but HEY, we're gaining daylight at the rate of 7 minutes a day now for 6:36 hours Jean Ernest Fairbanks, Alaska [EMAIL PROTECTED]
