Author Archives: Lancer

About Lancer

The Weather Horse, Lancer; it is what it is. Lancer, is 17 years old, 15-3 hands and 1/4 Percheron and 3/4 Quarter Horse. His friends include Rev and Little John the dogs, Sterling the cat, Zito the horse amongst many other humans. He lives outside (in at night) and has become quite good at reporting the weather in Ashburnham, MA, Elevation 1200ft. He likes carrots and peppermints along with grain, grass and hay.

Oh Revvy!

north

It is another “Oh Revvy” moment in the shadowy north side of the barn, pasture looking messy in contrast to the white of snow, cold wind belaying the idea of warmth created by the lengthening light of day, birds are bravely emerging from where ever it is they have been all winter, buckets remain freezing and chickens inside, partly cloudy, breezy and gray.

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Knee Deep

deep snow

Knee deep and well crusted snow, winds whipping shadows and clouds to and fro, approaching cold coming in like the tide, the harbinger of Spring has apparently died!

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Slight Shedding!

shedding

Gentle winter warmth melting, shrinking, disappearing blanket revealing dormant little grass spots along paths, mudding driveway, making ice-flows layering slippery slopes, slight shedding showing with long hairs dropping and matting on Lancer’s fuzzy back, a temporary reprieve from February’s hold.

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Misting Out

misty

Misting out, sloppy, slushy, fine droplets dripping, warmish though, not freezing, remaining soft for now, the resident ice pile is losing its edges, melting snow seeking lower ground or simply packing into cement-like consistency, chickens still without any interest in leaving the barn but thankfully providing eggs, Lancer enjoying hay in the low cloudy gray in spite of it all!

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Falling, Flying, Frozen, Flakes!

snowfall

Falling, flying, frozen flakes decorating nose and ear, blanketing backs, burying bucket’s broken ice, another bit of white to cover tracks and freshen piles, packing banks to narrow paths, slicking roads to slippery ways, stay on safe trails today!

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Bite of February

face off

Early face-off playing with Rev under deeply clear blue, long shadows joining the game, sneaky winds whipping streaks of chill, buckets mostly frozen overnight, self imprisoned chickens still providing eggs to put in pockets – but be careful not to forget them in there 🙁 while working around the barn – awaiting a treat today, nice bright light accompanies the welcoming birdsong to lessen the bite of a February day.

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Blustery & Blowing

mouthful

Fierce winds directionally undecided, blustery and blowing the hay away, deep blue sky with partial clouds, the fresh 2-4″ relocating into desert like drifts, white devils rising and whirling only to disappear into another gust, trees stiffly waving and shedding snow, the day settling into winter’s way.
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Light Snow and Hungry Birds

velvet

Light snow joining active and hungry birds in the still morning, one small fluff of feathers has been visiting the greenhouse gleaning seeds from the fall and enjoying a respite from the harsher winter outside, crusty surfaces with little drifts in the blown paths where Lancer luxuriates with his hay, warmer temps coaxing some slight shedding and a velvety coat glows with red tips against white in the graying, faded light.
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Accumulating.

snow stick

Accumulating to start the day, Rev unearths a stick from the hay pile as Lancer breakfasts outside, a gentle introduction to the coming storm as cold fine flakes fill a light gray sky, buckets are full, chickens enjoying a full bag of veg scraps, .
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