KANSAS WINTERS CAN BE BRUTAL MAKING DAIRY GOAT MANAGEMENT CHALLENGING HERE ON THE PRAIRIE

OUR LIVESTOCK GUARD DOG BRUEN HILDE HAS COMMANDEERED ONE OF THE EMPTY INSULATED BUCK SHELTERS DURING THE WINTER2007 ICE STORM BUT USUALLY PREFERS TO STAY OUTSIDE ==========

SPEAK KINDLY TO ME, BELOVED MASTER, REVEL IN MY UNCONDITIONAL LOVE, GIVE ME EVERY MINUTE THAT YOU CAN SPARE, FOR MY TIME WITH YOU IS SHORT.

----YOUR FAITHFUL DOG. (AND GOAT)

LOAFING BARN AND AWNING DURING THE WINTER 2007 ICE STORM - LOOKING NORTH UP THE DRIVEWAY TOWARD THE LOAFING BARN

THE WOOD PILE IS EVEN COVERED  WITH ICE - WINTER 2007

THE WOOD PILE BEFORE THE ICE STORM  WINTER 2007

THIS IS OUR HOME MADE WOOD SPLITTER.   IT WILL SPLIT JUST ABOUT ANY SIZE LOGS.  IT IS POWERED BY A FOUR CYLINDER INTERNATIONAL HARVESTER COMBINE ENGINE.  WE ENJOY WOOD HEAT WHICH SUPPLEMENTS OUR HEATING SYSTEM - WINTER 2007

OUR HOME - LOOKING SOUTH - LIMBS DOWN AND ICE EVERYWHERE - WINTER 2007

ANOTHER VIEW OF OUR HOME LOOKING SOUTH WITH LOTS OF ICE AND LIMBS DOWN

WINTER 2007ANOTHER VIEW OF OUR HOME LOOKING SOUTH

DURING THE SUMMER 2007

THE WATER SYSTEM IN THE WEANLING PASTURE STRADLES THE FENCE LINE PERMITTING IT TO ALSO SERVE A BUCK PEN

 NOTICE THAT THE AUTOMATIC HEATING SYSTEM KEEPS THE ICE AND SNOW MELTED ALL AROUND THE BASE OF THE WATERER

THE WATERER IS HEAVILY INSULATED AND CALKED AROUND THE CONCRETE BASE SO IT WILL NEVER FREEZE EVEN DURING A POWER OUTAGE

WINTER 2007

LOOKING SOUTH AT THE BIG LOCUST TREE IN THE KID PASTURE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE KID BARN

WINTER 2007

LOOKING SOUTH AT THE BIG LOCUST TREE IN THE KID PASTURE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE KID BARN 

[IN MID-SUMMER] 2007

LOOKING NORTH IN THE NORTH DOE PASTURE

THE SHOW TRAILER AND STOCK PILE OF MAN SAND IN THE FAR BACKGROUND ARE FROZEN SOLID

WINTER 2007

LOOKING SOUTH AT THE CHICKEN HOUSE

FORTUNATELY ALL OF OUR POWER LINES ARE BURIED SO WE NEVER LOST POWER DURING THE 2007 ICE STORM 

SPRING 2010 HAS FINALLY ARRIVED AT GODDARD FARM

SUE AND GRANDSON MAX SCHUMAKER

APRIL 11 - 2010

SUE AND GRANDSON MAX SCHUMAKER CHECKING GODDARD FARM JULIA'S QUADS BORN 03-26-2010

MAX HAS THE BUCK KIDS AND THE DOE KID IS PEEKING OUT FROM BEHIND A TREE.   WHAT A DIFFERENCE TWO WEEKS MAKES!

AFTER MORE THAN A DECADE OF BEING SPLASHED WITH SNOW MELT AND CHEMICALS BY THE STATE HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT  SNOW REMOVAL CREWS OUR FARM SIGN NEAR THE HIGHWAY WAS GETTING IN BAD SHAPE.    BEING OPTIMISTIC THAT WINTER AND SNOW DRIFTS ARE OVER FOR THIS SEASON WE HAD OUR SIGN REPAINTED

JANUARY 2011

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WINTER IN KANSAS 

         IT'S WINTER IN KANSAS!          

 AND THE GENTLE BREEZES BLOW

SEVENTY MILES AN HOUR

 AT THIRTY FIVE BELOW 

 OH, HOW I LOVE KANSAS 

WHEN THE SNOW IS UP TO YOUR BUTT

YOU TAKE A BREATH OF WINTER

AND YOUR NOSE GETS FROZEN SHUT

 SO I GUESS I'LL HAVE TO HANG AROUND 

I COULD NEVER LEAVE KANSAS  BECAUSE

 MY FEET ARE FROZEN TO THE GROUND

SUE GODDARD WINTER 2014

WINTER 2007 ICE STORM

DRIVEWAY COVERED WITH ICE

LOOKING WEST

LOOKING SOUTHWEST

SUMMER 2007

WINTER 2007 ICE STORM

PIC NIC TABLE FROZEN TO THE GROUND

UNDER THE BIG LOCUST TREE

LOOKING NORTH

 PUSHIING SNOW DRIFTS OUT OF THE LOTS - WEST SIDE OF DAIRY BARN -

AFTER THE BLIZZARD  DECEMBER 25 - 2009

AFTER THE BLIZZARD DECEMBER 25 - 2009 LOOKING SOUTH TOWARD THE GARAGE AND KID BARN  FURTHER SOUTH

AFTER THE BLIZZARD DECEMBER 25 - 2009 LOOKING EAST AT THE GARAGE AND LOAFING BARN IN THE DISTANCE 

THIS IS THE INSIDE OF THE DOE LOAFING BARN. IN THE FAR LEFT CORNER YOU CAN SEE THE FADED RED BROWERÒ HEATED WATER SYSTEM FOR THE DOES SO THEY HAVE CONTINUOUS ACCESS TO A FRESH DRINK IN ALL WEATHER CONDITIONS.  THE WALLS ARE INSUALTED 5 FEET UP TO PREVENT EXTREMES OF TEMPERATURE FROM RADIATING THROUGH THE METAL WALLS.   FOR SANITATION AND COMFORT THE FLOOR IS COVERED WITH A 12-INCH DEPTH OF MAN SAND.   JANUARY 15, 2009.

LOOKING SOUTH AT OUR HOME

AFTER THE BLIZZARD DECEMBER 25 - 2009 

 LOOKING NORTH,  UP THE DRIVEWAY, TOWARD THE LOAFING BARN, AFTER THE BLIZZARD DECEMBER 25 - 2009 

AFTER THE BLIZZARD DECEMBER 25 - 2009 

LOOKING NORTH TOWARD THE GARAGE & MACHINE SHED - PILES OF SNOW

LOOKING NORTH TOWARD THE GARAGE & MACHINE SHED

DURING THE SUMMER OF 2009

THE GARAGE & MACHINE SHED IN WARMER WEATHER - SPRING 2010

CLEANING SNOW DRIFTS AWAY FROM THE ENTRANCE TO THE DAIRY AND CHEESE BARN AFTER THE BLIZZARD DECEMBER 25 - 2009 

SNOW DRIFTS BLOCKING ACCESS TO KID BARN DOORWAYS  AFTER THE BLIZZARD DECEMBER 25 - 2009 

TEMPERATURE HIGH OF 19*F AFTER OVERNIGHT LOW OF 13*F

WIND GUSTS 30 TO 50 MPH WITH LOTS OF DRIFTING

THE KID BARN IN WARMER WEATHER OCTOBER 23, 2004

BRUEN HILDE OUR LGD ENJOYING A WHITE CHRISTMAS 

AFTER THE BLIZZARD DECEMBER 25 - 2009 

WE ARE THANKFUL THAT THE WINTER OF 2009 IS OVER

MARCH 25 - 2010