Frozen delight

For the first time in a week and a half, we awoke this morning to a thawed world; woot! All the vegetation, which was looking quite dessicated by the prolonged cold, has perked up, and my nose and skin feel better, too. Later today I'll turn the horses out into the thawing arena to romp and roll – well, just Lance and Ollie, because we're treating Breezy for a hind-leg lameness.

But not everything is thawed yet. I've had this pumpkin on the front porch since last month, planning to cook it up for pumpkin puree. Oh well; it will not go to waste. I took it down to the chickens, much to their delight. Frozen as it is, it should give them hours – if not days – of pecking pleasure.

Eating our veggies, at . . .