Brrrr!

Unless you are hibernating you know that the Midwest

has had one nasty snowstorm named Ion.

These pictures were taken before the brunt of the storm.

The wind was blowing the snow so hard at times you couldn't see this

tree line which is about 250 feet from the house.

This was before the wind kicked up and blew all the snow off the railings.

Since it was so nasty outside we decided to try a new recipe.

Homemade Oreos.

They turned out pretty good and we think we'll try making them again.

One of the cows heading to the ditch for a drink before it got real nasty.

The drifts on the porch before the wind picked up.

Even had some snow hanging over the roof in spots.

Casey's new doghouse.  Thankfully it's insulated...

and yes that's Puppy-cat's tail.

He sleeps in there with the dog.

I suppose they keep each other a little warmer.

Actually she's plenty warm with a nice think layer of straw inside...

and the kitty-cat heating blanket!

Looking east at the field behind the house.

You can barely see the old Christmas tree

patch just to the right of the downspout.

That's about half a mile.

More snow drifts before the wind blew it around.

This morning we woke to -11 and this beautiful sundog.