Casey O’Neill is a farmer and owner of Happy Day Farms in Laytonville, Calif. The opinions expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of The Mendocino Voice. If you’d like to write your own column for The Mendocino Voice, send your idea to info@mendovoice.com.
Thick snow blankets the landscape, muting sound and muffling edges. All is silent but for my footsteps as I make my way through morning chores in the predawn light. The snow glows and reflects from the light of my headlamp. Feed the animals and check the tunnels to confirm my impression that we didn’t get enough new snow overnight to worry about their condition, then it’s back inside to the warmth of the wood stove with tea to my left and broth to my right.
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