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Oh gods, I just read the text part of the forecast. The windchill for tomorrow night is supposed to be -51?!! UGH

The worst I've ever experienced here is -55 windchill. Which even Weather Canada says is hazardous and you should stay inside: canada.ca/en/environment-clima… (But my animals are in the barn and I need to make sure they've got as much food as they can possibly eat so they stay warm, so I don't ever get to stay inside...)

Anyway, have I mentioned that I think these temperatures are dumb?

Time to go check on my animals in -43 windchill.

But no, I'm definitely not regretting all the life choices that led me to live in Saskatchewan.

(June is REALLY nice! ...I keep telling myself)

My animals stay warm when it's so absurdly cold with big piles of dry straw inside the barn where they can go to snuggle anytime, and access to as much hay as they want (they eat a lot more when it's this cold).

This particular pile, where they've recently exploded a hay bale, has a layer of composting old hay underneath so it's an extra warm spot to hang out.

It's surprisingly ok outside when you stand in the sun and out of the wind (hence the tall wooden fences).

We're well into oh-shit-weather temperatures now.

The tailgate of the farm truck was frozen shut, and after a battle to get it open, the latch is now frozen open and it won't close.

The laundry room sink is on an outside wall of the house and will probably freeze overnight (the pipes or drain freeze at least once per winter, haven't burst pipes yet *knock on wood*).

Have to be careful plugging anything in: electrical cables snap easily at these cold temps (as we were reminded today)

All the goats and the horse are in one small barn stall together to stay warm overnight, the dogs are in the stall next to them. The llama is not halter trained, so he gets the big barn to himself with extra straw bedding. Chickens are closed up in their coop.

The 4 legged animals have access to heated water troughs, and the chickens have access to snow and liquid water twice a day (until it freezes). Dogs get lots of frozen eggs to eat right now because we don't collect them 10x a day.

You are probably all getting tired of hearing about my weather. But it's WILD. I mean, look at this!!

It's supposed to be -41C tomorrow night, and +3C on Saturday, a change of 44C in 5 days (sounds way more impressive in Fahrenheit: 79 degrees F warmer on Saturday than on Monday night!!)

I've lived here for just over 5 years and this place still stuns me with its regular, non-record-breaking weather.