Spring is breathing down Winter's neck

The breath of Spring is finally warming our neck of the woods! We had 6 degrees yesterday and 9 today and it was wonderful! This has been an unbearably long Winter and although it is not nearly over yet, a little warmth is more than welcome!

Our neighbor delivered a bale of hay yesterday, which Zama quickly unraveled for me- not helpful!

While he was here, we asked if he wouldn't mind doing a couple passes with his tractor to remove some of the snow build up from behind the house. This is where we have problems in the spring with snow melting on top of still frozen ground and trickling down our foundation into our basement. Well, there was a lot more snow than we thought. He was here for nearly two hours!

We had initially borrowed a quad with a plow from another neighbor thinking we could use that to clear the area but it wasn't big enough to handle the load. I did use it a bit after the tractor was gone though.
This is what it looked like this afternoon.

The chickies enjoying the warm temperatures
S traded in his snow boots for rubber boots today and went schlucking through the thick mud- the kind that swallows nice boots like these!
My mom will be here next week and she's hoping to be able to have a picnic while she's visiting so here's hoping for more warm weather!