As her horse Sabrina watches from a hillside, Elissa Carpenter returns from dumping a load of manure from the barn at Royal Spirit Farm where she keeps 30 goats in Royalton, Vt., Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. Warm weather early this week helped thaw the bedding that had frozen in last week's sub-zero temperatures, allowing her to catch up on barn chores. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com.
As her horse Sabrina watches from a hillside, Elissa Carpenter returns from dumping a load of manure from the barn at Royal Spirit Farm where she keeps 30 goats in Royalton, Vt., Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2019. Warm weather early this week helped thaw the bedding that had frozen in last week's sub-zero temperatures, allowing her to catch up on barn chores. (Valley News - James M. Patterson) Copyright Valley News. May not be reprinted or used online without permission. Send requests to permission@vnews.com. Credit: Valley news — James M. Patterson