the cold winds blew

Wednesday evening, Thursday, and Friday morning have been bitterly cold, in the minus temps, with 45 mph wind gusts. Wednesday evening after work, the pickup truck got stuck on our road, I got out with groceries, started walking, slipped and fell, couldn't get my feet back under me, panicked, laid there a while with the cold winds howling telling myself to relax, Mike still at work (won't be along for another two hours), I finally got up and made it up the slick road to home.

All the animals are well, thanks to Mike not me. Mike does a LOT of hard labor here.