Darn Barn!

After settling myself in for a long snowy night, I happened to look up at the barn and considered that the snow was blowing in all directions and that the poor llamas probably didn't have much protection if that was happening.
So I bundled myself up and even slipped on a Darth Vader mask (the snow was blowing so hard and fast, it was hard to see anyway....but I'm sure our neighbors, if they happened to look out their windows, got a kick from seeing Darth Vader stomping around in our pasture!) And my kids enjoyed it far too much, as well.


Anyway, when I got up to the barn, right away I saw that the snow had blown under the roofline and covered any dry protected space the llamas would have used. I can't wait until Spring when we remodel and add onto this barn. The animals should have a safe protected place to stay dry and warm in the worst weather. It's amazing to me how poor of a design the current one is.(Notice the llamas in the back part of the barn)
By 5pm, we already had about 5" of snow. My boots were covered as I slogged up the hill to the barn.
Our horse trailer was covered in snow and the snow was blowing fiercly in all direction.
I moved the llamas deeper into the barn to keep their wool dry. Catlinite at first wouldn't budge because he didn't want to go out in the snow. But some grain persuaded him to take a chance at a new dryer location. Cataleya loves the snow and bucks, kicks and 'pronks' as soon as she is let out into it. But even she figured out that a dryer place with some yummy grain would be a much better alternative. Both of the llamas looked pretty pitiful with their soggy faces and fiber, though.