A Change in the Air

Something terrible happened today. It has been four days since being snowed in, and we are in far northern Colorado. All day the horses were skittish. Twice we felt ground tremors. Last night we saw a both beautiful, and terrible sight. The Northern Lights. Though they are a true wonder to behold, they are not supposed to be visible in this area. This morning we found dead birds all over. I am unsure what has occured, but the two events together can be only an omen of things to come.
this afternoon we saw an avalanche of snow cascading from a high mountain not from from us.  Of  course it spooked the horses, and they almost bolted.  Tonight, again,  we see the Northern lights, and the horses will not settle down. They know something is wrong.  Just now another ground tremor. Will have to be extra careful in all we do now. I can hear the kids crying, they are scared. I wonder if the panic that started the EOW was in someway a result of the "herd instinct" we humans were feeling, as the result of some great cataclysm yet to come.  Maybe the snow of a few days ago was due to changing weather patterns brought on by this new global event. The kids are still crying, maybe I can help calm them down, although it is a calm I do not feel.