Wow! Its beautiful! Unlike brucie, rain is more common here, so usually the locals live in a state of denial of winter's existance, but not today. It is blowing and snowing and about -8C (17F) with the wind chill.

I hauled water and feed to Sailor, the pony, this morning and it should last him 'til lunch. Despite the fact that his shed is open on all sides, he's pretty content, even with a dusting of snow on his back and a few snowballs hanging. He's got a good heavy winter coat this year, and although he no longer has his old girfriend to snuggle with, unless it gets really extreme, I don't think I'll bother blanketing him.

So far the power's still on, but I'm going to fill the bathtub to the brim, for backup. All in all, we're as snug as a bug in a rug in the    snowy hills of Metchosin.