On these unusually cold November mornings I have to break up the ice on the chickens' water bucket. (Although I see that they didn’t wait around for me.)

I am a retired scientist living on a small farm in rural southeastern Washington state, US. I like reading, writing, making and repairing things.
On these unusually cold November mornings I have to break up the ice on the chickens' water bucket. (Although I see that they didn’t wait around for me.)