of the dam out which was loosened by the bridge dropping down on the buttment and buckeing it. It would have beeen a very dangerous proceeding for me to try to go across the bridge but several had gone across on the ice on the pond making quite a detour away from the bridge so I followed their tracks and as I had my rubber boots on didn't get wet. Dad. cut up the pig this morning and I took some of it down to Aunty Alice, Huby and Mr. James. Frank fixed up a feed box for the calf and this after-noon, they moved the ram lambs over to the colony house with old McPherson. It has been sunny and thawing a bit all day. Thunder storm to-night.

Friday February 15th

It was much colder to-day with a strong north west wind. so we didn't do much out side. I started in to clean up the Tommy Jackson harness but didn't get any more than the bridle down but I made the nickel on it shine. This after noon Dad and I took Pommers out and he went like an old horse, we just had him