Nice looking horses.

We woke up to sticking snow this morning too

and dang if the leaves were not taken away yet...if they freeze, they won't get moved til spring now...

this wasn't in the forecast...

but it does look pretty outside

Thank you...My Islamic herd!

Is that today? Looks like the kind of crisp morning you can smell the blend of cold, green and dry plants.

This morning about 7AM. You can smell the Red Cedars, and woodsmoke from the stoves. I love it.

And the fragrance of horse manure (which is not a bad thing).

And it burns well when dried!

Beautiful land....beautiful horses......where do you burn the manure?

I'll never miss winters but the smells (including the smoke) and feel of that kind of morning (along with the crunch of the little bit of snow and the frozen grass underfoot) are a fond memory.

Yes, you can even smell manure in the ground on that kind of morning (I have no idea why then and not other times) and all the leaves starting to compost.

That's REALLY traditional! I didn't know it was dry enough there to do that.

In the wood stove in my shop...no objectionable order at all. It supplements the wood I use.

It dries out in a couple of days, Tom. Just crumbles in your hand.

No health issues with breathing in the residual smoke?

It used to be the preferred fuel for baking bread because the temperature could be controlled so easily using it and the reasonable burn time.

There are health issues with any smoke, but less with horse or cow manure than with many woods like pine.

Exactly...No resins to deal with. My stove is efficient amy, and vents quite well. I burn mostly hardwoods.

Interesting! And of course any manure not used in the stove can be used as fertilizer in the garden. Make use of what's available....practical and efficient.

Love the horses Frenchy. They look like Indian ponies from a Western painting.

Very, very nice pictures, Frenchy. Quite peaceful -- a subtle bit of holiday spirit.

Thanks for sharing those!

Dancer certainly does!

Nicely done, amy!

Maybe he could tie red bows around their necks.

Three of the four would stand for that!

I only see three horses there. Which one wouldn't like it? The dog?

If you look closely at the first pic, you'll see the nose of the forth underneath the neck of the chestnut.

Yup. Saw it in the first picture but not the second. All of the pictures are great, Frenchy.

Thank you, dear.

I would like to walk up to those horses and have a little chat, and give them a little rub. Are they approachable?

Oh, yeah!...They are worse than puppy dogs...