Oooooh....pretty.....

Our local weather forecasters are all heaving a collective sigh of relief. They were right: the snow came!

It's not a lot, but it's enough to make everything look pretty:

and make me feel like I live in a mountain cabin:

I was anxious to check the chickens. For such a chilly morning, of course they received hot oatmeal delivered to their door:

When I opened their little door, they took one look at the snow and stopped dead in their tracks:

Nobody made it farther than this down the ramp:

So we tried the front door. What's funny about this picture is that whenever I open these two front doors, as a rule, EVERYONE comes flapping out:

Not this time. It was safer to stay inside, apparently:

So now, not only did they receive breakfast delivered, it was pretty much hand-fed. Spoiled chickens:

An oatmeal frenzy:

Finally, after a hearty meal, they decided to venture out. For about 90 seconds. All together. In a pack:

And then they all ran back inside:

One by one:

Until noone was left outside:

Except for Dot:

Silly Dottie. With snow on her back:

Hiiiii Roxy:

Then it was off to get our Christmas tree. There is a beautiful place less than a mile from our house:

It's not a power tool, but it's still sharp. Aidan's in heaven:

Here comes Jim. Following in the car, because he's sick with a cold and feels like crap really awful:

I picked....THIS one. The pretty colored one in the middle:

Just kidding. It's actually dead. That's why it's orange. Poor thing:

This is the one we picked. My strong son sawed it right down for me:

Hmmm...usually I'm better at these type of self-portrait shots. There's me on the left and Aidan's...bottom...on the right:

It was the perfect day for a Christmas tree hunt:


P.S.
As expected, due to the weather, the city and surrounding areas have almost completely shut down. We're *so* not used to snow and cold here in the west. Aidan has repeatedly measured (with my plastic ruler) and we got (no laughing, please) 2 1/2" inches of snow - total. A couple of hours ago, the Superintendant announced that Portland Public Schools are closed for tomorrow. Snow day! :-)