Ah, warmth!

[altivo]

Gray and gloomy all day, 34 - 35°F and not budging. The wind was only 10 mph most of the time but it felt bitter. Horses wanted to be outside, so they were. Asher in his new blanket was probably more comfy than Archie, but I went ahead and ordered the same style blankie for Arch as well. Color for that one is a red plaid. They will look like bed quilts when they stand together, I guess.

Forecast yesterday called for an inch of snow tonight, but that seems to have been rescinded. Still felt cool enough here in the house that I cleared out the space around the wood stove and got it going. We have plenty of wood, but I generally resist using it because it contributes to the carbon dioxide mess. Probably less so than if we had a dozen cows like some neighbors do, but still.

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[frith]

I'm fortunate that my power is via hydro-electric generators. As for burning wood, trees grow back and a selective cut in your own woodlot conserves both the interdependent root/mycelium community and the carbon sequestered in the soil. This weekend I learned that Canada has roughly 25% of the world's ground sequestered carbon, but I think nearly all of that is peat in the north. I suspect that exclusively grass fed cattle should be equivalent having bison in your back yard. I think the problem with beef is the sheer numbers of commercially raised cattle and that their diet is grain supplemented (leading to high digestive methane production).