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Cold Weather

Girl_6782 Had fun today painting this girl on an 8×10" canvas.  The words in the corner say "Letting go".
Close_6792 With the temperatures hanging at around zero, staying inside to paint seemed pretty inviting this weekend. 

The cold temps do tend to go hand-in-hand with clear skies though, which made for a gorgeous view of Anchorage on Friday afternoon…
Anchorage_6762 There's my city nestled between the mountains & Cook Inlet.  Chilly, but nice.  🙂

Oh, one more bit of randomness…it was so cold that I had to evacuate my chickens from their coop for awhile so I could make some improvements.  Let me tell you ~ to quote an old Saturday Night Live skit…"chicken make lousy house pet!"
Hens_6756 The girls are cute, but phew!  Stinky!  {All 3 are in there.  I think Camilla had nested down in the back.}  A couple hours later, they were returned to their home which had warmed up by 15 degrees.  Amazing what a bit of strategically placed insulation can do. 
I thought they were pretty well set out there, but I had neglected the
floor & the cold was coming right up through it.  I didn't want their tootsies to be cold!