Jan. 31, 2018 is the date of the Blue moon eclipse.

The moon appeared this morning as a sliver of gray when it had been a super moon minutes before.  The super moon casts shadows in our back yard. 
The sliver soon disappeared, the darkest enveloped the farm.  Was it a cloud or was it the total eclipse.  I ran back into the warm house.  Waited a bit and checked from the window.  It was in the Western sky, just 2 inches above the horizon in my estimation. In 5 minutes I was back at the window and saw something.  Back outdoors I went with binoculars in hand.  Now I could see a bit of a slice of moon on the lower right edge, just for a moment and it was gone.  Another cloud, I was sure had blocked my view.  That was my fleeting glimpse of the super moon eclipse, also a "Blue moon" and a Blood red moon, it was setting and I went back to bed.

Feb. 4th Sun setting

Progression in only minutes.

I am standing in the snow on the West side of the pen.  Pokey on the left in the Northwest pen and Peachy on the right in the Southwest pen. 33 degrees Feb. 4, 2017, we are doing fine.

Winter observation of nests. 2017

This one of five photos I captured on Jan. 23, 2017. The camera shutter isn't opening completely as seen by the dark edges on top and side.
This nest appeared to be a sack hanging from branches, in the tree on the East side of our property.  It is also home to woodpeckers which have their nest in the tree trunk.

A squirrels nest appears large and secure on limb of trees.

In the common Lilac bush which is taller than I am.  Nest seems large but may be home to robins.

Bee hive in November is found empty.