… to put the title of the day’s Weblog Post in the little
box before I have looked closely at the images collected in the camera.
I was feeling disappointed in my pictures of the last few days. They had been dreary and i was expecting another set of dull shots. I was all set to talk about organisation or time management or some such thing. Being organised does make me feel cheerful. 
But Bill’s camera who seems to want to be called The Camera House, which makes no sense at all, had another idea. (Is there a camera inside this camera?) I said to John while I was cooking, can you be me in the kitchen for 10 minutes. We are going out. 
And the light fell into perfect evening fullness and I was in the right place at the right time and magic happened. 
So we will have to leave our discussion on how to manage my time to fulfill all my ambitions for another day.
The daily view is changing ever so slowly.
Behind the baby Magnolia is a young Maple and it is just starting to turn. Can you see the red stemmed dogwoods along the path in Sophie’s garden. They are beginning to turn too. On shopping day I am going to buy some more daffodils to plant in this garden for our spring entertainment.
Have a lovely day.
celi
On this day a year ago – Mama’s Muesli
The Kitchen's Garden 
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I love watching the arrival of fall through your blog!
Loving the photos of the Farmy – thanks for sharing:) Life is FULL OF SURPRISES – Have a Beautiful Day!
Thank you for letting me know that that picture yesterday is of Bobby Blanc. Well, he is just so cute and furry! I love his looks. I’m a little afraid to ask about his future. Will he be staying with you, I hope.
In the Chicago Sun-Times today there was an article about cow abuse at Bettencourt Farms and a picture of a man punching a cow in the face. This HUGE dairy farm (60,000 cows) services “indirectly” Kraft Foods, which is the 4th largest food manufacturer in the U.S., Wendy’s, and Burger King. A secret video was taken at the farm in Idaho by an animal rights group called Mercy for Animals. and shown in downtown Chicago. The hope is that these 3 companies will refuse to buy milk from Bettencourt.
There is a line that I think some people cross where they cease to think of their animals as animals, they become commodities. They forget to say thank you. I truly believe that even though an animal is destined for the freezer, or just another dairy cow that they should still be treated with respect and kindness. Even a short life should be a good one. very scary how there are so few companies in charge of the welfare of millions of animals.. very scary.. great comment equus.. we should not forget..c
Well said
The secret to good time management is to know when to let it go! Space for spontaneity, that’s the thing. And you caught the mellow light of evening, so beautiful and melting. My computer goes to the hospital very soon for its transplant. See you in a few days.
Oh No computer hospital.. best to get it done before the collapse.. see you soon.. c
Nice to see life on the farmy on a daily basis; I think a lot of people think this, so please post those daily shots. Also, my grapes, (the house and garden being only mine for one year), the grapes are moldy and powdery white and very manky looking. Will have to learn more about grapes. But I like your idea for more daffodils; can never have too many come spring. 🙂
manky looking is a very descriptive ohrase.. i wonder what is causing that.. have you had a lot of rain? c
Manky is my way of saying cold/dreary/chill to the bone weather. It’s suddenly foggy and rather cold in the Pacific right now and I’m missing the warmth of England. Basically just throwing my toys out of the pram. Lol
You and Bill”s camera aka The Camera House make a great team 🙂 Posts and post titles I think are in the laps of the muses, and it’s best to go with their flow. I had a post all ready and couldn’t come up with a title until watch a travel/cooking TV show last night where bella figura was a theme, and voila… the name of my post 🙂
it is a good post too!! c
Thank you. Kind words 🙂
The silhouettes with the peacocks are quite stunning. Have a super day! BAM
Love all the photos, but am beginning most of all to look forward to the daily shot from the verandah and watch your thermometer 🙂 ! For what it’s worth: winter has returned here with 90 km winds and snow flurrries but 30 km away 😦 !
oh no not the S word!! poor you.. c
Lovely photos as always. My favorite shot is of the bee house. Beautiful lighting.
The lighting is lovely, I keep telling myself I need to take my camera out with me everywhere but I don’t
When I read your instructions for sorting the bees out for the winter I thought of a book I really enjoyed. The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kid. They’ve made a film of it also. This is what your post does – It takes one down different path. Jogging our memories. Virginia
You have dogwoods! They won’t grow in this soil, but 3 hrs away in East TX (Palestine) where my parents lived/ family homestead, the dogwoods are a big tourist draw in the spring. A a kid i thought the redbuds and dogwoods were like ballroom decorations for the Fairy Spring celebration.
Glad you took a moment – the afternoon light gave you some beautiful shots
Such beauty! Loved the photos, and glad the camera had a mind of its own! Also very happy to see the Muesli recipe from a year ago. I buy mine from a wonderful source–I trust the ingredients, but I pay a dear price. I think you’ve give me the inspiration for myself as well as a few gifts. I’ll call it, “Celi’s Muesli.” I’ll spread the healthy message. 🙂 Debra
Lovely light, and I have had some serious time management issues lately!
I love the little feathers on the peafowl’s heads in the waning light.