As I was using a spade to chip the water bowls out of the ice, I noticed one of the cats doing a bit of a dance, shifting its paws back and forth, to keep as little contact with the cold ground as possible.

So I decided to try something.

I lay some cardboard on the ground and put the food and water bowls on it, to help insulate their tiny little feet.  At least a bit.

They weren’t too sure about it, but the call of food and warm water was enough to convince them.  It probably won’t last. Especially when we need to shovel at some point. But cardboard is easy to replace.

Our current temperature has warmed up to -27C, with a wind chill of -34C.

I found this under our door this morning.

Yes, we have weather stripping, and it’s in good shape.

The Re-farmer