Each Spring I have to remind myself that the work actually does get done... it's just a task at a time.
Yesterday's list included:
Feeding dogs, of course. (hauled in multi pounds of food from the truck).
Clean up food dumped by dogs who say they've had enough high fat content. (switch to lower fat mix).
Scooping straw from ice, pitching into containers for hauling. (major part of the day)
Hosing out concrete pens as straw pitched out.
Washing mud off of my face/teeth (several times).
Cleaning all pens, of course.
Connecting/draining the hoses. Cleaning water pails, watering all dogs, twice.
Hauling the waste on the snowy, icy, muddy trail on the ATV.
Getting ATV unstuck.
Putting up tarps in half the pens for shade (70 degrees, sunny). (dogs help by jumping, on me)
Charging battery on 2nd ATV and moving to shed for hauling. (hook positive first!)
Moving several dogs for different reasons. (full moon, dogs coming into heat, again; dog eating gate)
Starting and moving lawn mower.
Fixing broken chains for two dogs that need to be tied. (fence leaper, gate eater)
Cleaning the cat's room, washing the boxes.
Airing the house dogs' beds.
Meds to dogs with allergies enhanced by Spring. (Balto may need surgery on ear)
Hauling rocks from the upper field to fill newly dug holes. Ground very nice for dogs' digging.
Cooling overheated ATV from hauling.
Riding all the trails, to check for downed trees (none over trail, hooray! but numerous downed in woods from heavy snows)
Getting ATV unstuck.
Treats to dogs, late day. Answering their questioning looks about why they can't come out to run. (porcupines, skunks)
Chasing Skinny into the woods when he returned to the house at night.
Setting trail camera to look for predator leaving headless rabbits.
Today, more of the same.