winter in Montana

["Sandy Bolinger" <bolinger@bigsky.net>]

Ten below zero here this still-dark morning...the ground has been covered with over a foot of snow for several weeks... and the ponies are covered with thick, puffy winter fur.  Soo cold that frozen white frost patches form on all and any parts of their bodies where warm air escapes(including all around the head of their tails!) Pulling my trusty red hay-feeder sled out to their pasture yesterday evening...three grey wolves were crossing the meadow at the same time...they stopped and sat and watched me as I threw the hay...And when I was done I sat on my sleigh and watched them as they nonchalantly moved off into the forest...only occasionally glancing back at me. Earlier the horses were running all about...snorting frozen snorts...soo alarmed and worried...A BIG bull moose had found his way to the open spring in the east pasture...totally oblivious to the prancing, snorting freaked out Arabians!....Good old Montana...I love it more than I can say!  Happy New Year to you all!!!!!!!!!!!   Sandy