The fence is the star this time

Usually I try to keep fences out of my photographs. The animals are the stars, afterall.

But yesterday I got an unusual phonecall. From France. The caller happened to be looking at the pictures on this blog and also happened to be a VP with Horseguard, the manufacturer of the electric fence that surrounds the 7MSN. She was wondering if she might use some of my pictures on their website and in their catalog.

"Oui, oui!" I said. I'm making that up. I actually said, "Sure!" International exposure for mes animaux...why not? She mentioned a few of the images she particularly liked and asked if I had any pictures of my fence in the snow. I said I've got plenty of snow right now and I would take one. Once the pictures are up on their website, of course I'll let you know, as long as you promise not to tell four certain equines whose heads are too big already.

Speaking of plenty of snow, this stuff just will not go away. It's unusual for us to get dumped on in the first place, but for the snow to stick around for a week is practically unheard of. I went on a reconnaissance mission yesterday afternoon in the Ranger to see if getting out to the highway would be an option any time soon.

Amazingly, the county had come through and plowed the road – a first! The drifts were pretty ridiculous. As long as the temperatures stay below freezing, getting out will be easy. The real fun starts when all this turns to mud.