Thursday, March 22, 2018

March 21, 2018


March 21, 2018 -  Opie's Diary of Daily Doings at Rikki's Refuge

The evil weather man fulfilled his evil wishes for us today and it snowed and snowed and snowed ....  but really no more than 4" or so anywhere ..... so not so bad ....  but it was coming in on top of rain that turned into ice and then sleet and freezing rain ......  what's the difference in freezing rain and sleet? .... or is sleet frozen rain and freezing rain is ......   hoomans ......  

Anyway .... by mid afternoon when the snow and ice was gettin heavy on the trees and branches were sagging and we knew pretty soon we'd start hearing Snap Pop Crackle DISASTER ....   the sun poked out briefly to save the day !!!!     Yahooo .....  Sun is my friend !!!!   It was only 35 degrees, but with that little bit of warm and the sun .... together they melted it off the trees and even started melting it off the ground too !!!!!   

I've told you how the hoomans have to walk the fence lines twice a day to be sure everybody is safe ...  well when there's something like snow going on where trees are more likely to fall .... then they have to keep doing it all day long.  Cus it doesn't take long for too much snow and the tree can't hold the weight and SNAP it falls down and POP there goes somebody's fence and CRACKLE there's the sheep or the cows walking right out over that tree and mushed part of the fence ......   and DISASTER as the hoomans go running after them down the road or thru the woods !!!!!  

The snow cover does give beautiful pictures for the day .....   and I gotz a whole of them for you !!!  

So here goes !!!!

Early morning, with heavy snow coming down and the red glow of morning still lingering.

                                                                                           photo compliments of Doug Deal

                                                                                           photo compliments of Doug Deal

Watching the sunrise
                                                                                           photo compliments of Doug Deal
It's hard on the peacocks when it snows or sleets, they will almost never go under cover, and their tail  gets ice or snow encrusted and they can't fly.  The hoomans have to catch them and get the snow and ice off .....   and the peacocks don't like that one little bit !!!!!   Come to think of it ....  I don't think the hoomans do either !

                                                                                           photo compliments of Doug Deal

Well look at that !!!  Those silly birds DID stay on the railing all night .... 
                                                                                           photo compliments of Doug Deal
Why didn't you go home to Chicken City and get out of the snow you silly bird brains !!!!

                                                                                           photo compliments of Doug Deal

                                                                                            photo compliments of Lauren Todd

Goliath took a leap of faith out the door into the cool morning air .....
                                                                                           photo compliments of Doug Deal
.... and WHAT IS THIS STUFF ???? 

                                                                                           photo compliments of Doug Deal
The geese are up and about and marching on their rounds of the refuge honking and waking every one up to let them know the sky is turning light.

Come on ....  let's get going .....  Morning Rounds
                                                                                           photo compliments of Doug Deal

                                                                                           photo compliments of Doug Deal

                                                                                           photo compliments of Doug Deal

                                                                                            photo compliments of Clarence Deal
Mmmmm no .....   no way am I coming out of here !!!!
                                                                                            photo compliments of Doug Deal

                                                                                            photo compliments of Clarence Deal

                                                                                            photo compliments of Clarence Deal
If it's wet they love it ..... no matter how cold !!!!

                                                                                           photo compliments of Doug Deal
Do they think they're snow geese or something?

                                                                                            photo compliments of Clarence Deal
But not everybody does.  Lots of kitties still want to go out and they dart from one cover to the next exploring this white world.

                                                                                            photo compliments of Clarence Deal
Some of us would rather hang out at the food bowls and num all day than go out in that white stuff.  We've got the hoomans convinced that we need to eat more on these cold snowy days.

And when it's gold we DO need more donations or dry and canned food.  We count on YOU to keep us all warm and full !!!!     www.RikkisRefuge.org/donate

                                                                                            photo compliments of Clarence Deal
The emus HATE the snow and will do everything they possibly can to avoid walking in it.   I think maybe I need to do a fundraiser to get boots for them.  If we got some, you think I could convince my hoomans to make sure the emus put them on?

                                                                                            photo compliments of Clarence Deal
You can still kiss me even if it snow this morning !

Let it snow !!!  Let it snow !!!  Let it snow !!! 
                                                                                            photo compliments of Clarence Deal
As long as it's wet, it's wonderful !!!

Hello!  I would like breakfast served in here please !
                                                                                            photo compliments of Clarence Deal

                                                                                            photo compliments of Katie Terrill

Mooooooo  Hay please !!
                                                                                            photo compliments of Clarence Deal
Really shows how big these guys are !!!!

                                                                                            photo compliments of Doug Deal

The sheep, who usually prefer grass and will dig snow away, decided they'd settle for hay this morning!
                                                                                            photo compliments of Doug Deal

And the sun shone thru a bit to help melt the snow and ice off the trees !!!!!
                                                                                            photo compliments of Clarence Deal

Pretty quiet down at Feline Fields
                                                                                            photo compliments of Clarence Deal

Side by side the dogs and duck play a game of chase !
                                                                                           photo compliments of Doug Deal

                                                                                           photo compliments of Doug Deal

Click on the picture below to play the "Geese In Snow" puzzle!

The forsythia has already bloomed
                                                                                           photo compliments of Doug Deal

As some of the snow melted, Madison and Lucy thought the fresh grass was better than the dried up hay.
                                                                                           photo compliments of Doug Deal

Uggghhhhhh
                                                                                           photo compliments of Doug Deal
The day got more exciting as the sun turned the snow into slush and mud !!!!    These silly birds love splashing and swimming and diving in this mess.  They may be the only ones who are going to enjoy all the mud we're gonna have for the next few days !!!! 

Something for everyone, huh?
                                                                                           photo compliments of Doug Deal

                                                                                           photo compliments of Doug Deal

As the sun goes down .... the snow picked up with a vengeance trying to make up for what the sun melted
                                                                                           photo compliments of Doug Deal

                                                                                           photo compliments of Doug Deal
The hoomans will stay on alert all night to watch for more snow that could bring problems to the refuge.  Someone is always on duty in the hopes of preventing disaster .... or in finding it fast and getting it fixed.  Running a Refuge isn't a 9 to 5 job !!!

Love, Opie 
Thank YOU for making it all possible !

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