A Frozen…and Pipes…and is Spring on the Way?

February 26, 2014 by ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~ 1 Comment

Winter is refusing to give up.

Now if you know me at all, you know I like winter. I don’t usually complain about it, because to me, Winter is the time when the world sleeps, refreshing itself to come alive again in the Spring. We all need sleep right? Even the plants and the trees (which we don’t have here), and to me, snow is the earth’s way of bathing itself pure again.

But enough of that business.

Most of the time I have no idea what day of the week it is. But this week Monday was certainly a MONDAY!

We woke up to the septic tank being full. But it’s only full because the drain that comes out of the sand filter is frozen shut. So we had a company come drain the tank. And all was well and good. Until I took a shower Tuesday morning, at which time I heard the toilet bubbling up as I got close to being done.

When the cowboy got home that night I told him about it and he checked it out and discovered that the intake/clean-outs are also now frozen. He tried to snake it but to no avail.

He’s home from work today, and has a nipko running on the pipes right now, to see about thawing them out so he can work on it. But I’m not sure how successful this endeavor will be with this forecast in our future:

In the meantime, no washing dishes, washing clothes, or flushing toilets.

Happy Winter!

About ~The South Dakota Cowgirl~

Jenn Zeller is the creative mind and boss lady behind The South Dakota Cowgirl. She is an aspiring horsewoman, photographer, brilliant social media strategist and lover of all things western.

After a brief career in the investment world to support her horse habit (and satisfy her mother, who told her she had to have a “real” job after graduating college), she finally took the leap and stepped away from a regular income; trading the business suit once and for all for cowgirl boots, a hat, and jeans. She has not looked back.

When Jenn first moved to The DX Ranch on the South Dakota plains, she never imagined she’d find herself behind a camera lens capturing an authentic perspective of ranching, and sharing it with others. Jenn has always been called to artistry, and uses music, writing, images, home improvement, and her first true love of horses to express her ranching passion.

Horses are the constant thread and much of her work centers around using her unique style of writing to share her horsemanship journey with others in publications such as CavvySavvy, the AQHA Ranching Blog, the West River Eagle, the family ranch website, and her own website.

Using photography to illustrate her stories has created other opportunities -- Jenn’s brand “The South Dakota Cowgirl” has grown to the level of social media “Influencer”. This notoriety has led to work with Duluth Trading Company, Budweiser, Wyoming Tourism, Vice, Circle Z Ranch and Art of the Cowgirl, to name a few. She also serves as a brand ambassador for Woodchuck USA, Arenus Equine Health, Triple Crown Feed and Just Strong fitness apparel. Her photography has been featured by Instagram, Apple, TIME Magazine, The Huffington Post, and Oprah Magazine. Jenn’s work has been published internationally, has been seen in several books and has graced the covers of several magazines.

Jenn became a social media influencer by accident when she started to explore Instagram as a way to share her life on the ranch with folks that don’t get to experience it. It’s grown into an incredible platform that she uses to empower women, create an environment for self improvement and share life on the ranch.

When she’s not working, she loves to drink coffee, play with her naughty border collie named Copper, start ranch colts, and run about the country chasing cans. Her mother still thinks she doesn’t have a “real” job.