Well, now it's back to normal November temperatures here - at least temporarily. Unfortunately it is too late for many plants. My fall tomato crop froze even though I covered the plants with tarps, and all the grass I was hoping to graze into the winter that was standing in the pastures is now wilted and dead looking. On the bright side; I got some of the winter rye over-seeded and it will probably get an early start. I spent yesterday afternoon adding boards to the bottom of the fence around the boar's pen. Twice recently he stuck his nose through the stock panel fence and got his tusks stuck such that I had to use bolt cutters to free him. I cut the fence but was tempted to lop off the tusk instead - in this case, Anna, I agree, pigs can be pretty dumb, especially if they are male. It is supposed to rain for the next couple of days so I plan to interrupt my wire replacement project, and plant some shrubs I rooted years ago in pots, into the ground outside the fence of the north paddock to form a wind break. The wet soil ought to be easy to dig. I hope those of you buried in snow get a weather change soon too!
