Yesterday we had glorious sunshine and not a breath of wind. This morning sitting in my high up studio, the sky still black all I can hear is wind.
One of the challenges I have set myself, for these pages, was that all the images, every day, were to be from the farmy, our gardens or my kitchen, unless I am away – then it will be a kitchen in another place, and yes I will take you to NZ later in the year if you Promise to be Good but it won’t be ’til after the milking. So relax yet. Anyway I expected that this would be a difficult challenge, to limit my photos to these few acres. 
I mean, I thought the animals expressions do not change. I thought nothing much happens. I thought (wrongly as it turns out) that we would all be bored out of our minds. This not a big area after all. Plants grow so slowly. But much to my delight I was wrong. Every day brings something new, albeit small. See, here is Mia, being a proper dafty. Peeping out from the barn, pretending she has a mustache. You have to pronounce that Moosstaash for the proper effect then giggle. And no that is not my accent that is Mia’s!! Moaning Mia has a Moostaash. (sheep giggle) 
And then I saw this wobbly tableau vivant below. Have you ever seen those photos when teenagers stuff themselves into minis or telephone boxes, (now sadly obsolete), then scream with laughter. Well these guys reminded me of that but without the screaming. How many birds and cats can you stuff into one tiny sunny corner of the barn on a cold January day. Quite a few apparently. 
Then I see this rooster, he is posing for his calender shot (maybe I should make a calender – you could all have one and hang it in your toilet). He got cold feet, so his feetsies are taking turns warming themselves up amongst his feathers. But while they heat back up he is stranded. Waiting. A one legged pirate. 
I take out the camera and we always find something to amuse us don’t we… even though I had not intended it to be another farmy day! I guess every day is really!
But I could not let this sunny day go unmarked. We can cook another day!
This morning though windy and cloudy, is a barmy 27F outside, so the internet weather site tells me, and also it looks like every day for the next week or so we will have a high that is above freezing. Sounds great!
Good morning.
c
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92 responses to “He got Cold Feet on The Farmy.”
Love the rooster photo!
Thank you, he is rather a stunner isn’t he!
So it seems Your John was right about an early summer then – clever boy. I absolutely adore the shot of Mia and the rooster – I know, can you believe I did not pick the kitty pics as my favourite! Seems you have insurmountable amounts of beauty to photograph around the farmy Celi – yay!
🙂 Mandy xo
I am still thinking that february is going to come crashing down around our ears! But maybe I am being an eyeore! Your shots are lovely. Never underestimate a good cat!! c
The rooster is pretty outstanding against the snow – your animals are on form today 😉
It was such lovely light, I could not waste it! c
I absolutely love the sheep and the rooster standing on one leg, no doubt trying to keep it out of the snow.
he did indeed have cold feet.. poor fella and he does not even have a name.. c
“Moaning Mia has a Moostaash. (sheep giggle) ”
A little early for aliteration with a soupçon of onomatopoeia, isn’t it, Celi? Still, I love it. Don’t ever change! Now, I have to feed my farm. Lucky for me, I can stay in my robe to do it. G’morning!
Good morning John!
Noticing the detail of life is wonderous, it sort of slows us all down, a good thing in my book. And the one legged pirate – a calendar shot if ever there is a chicken-pirate calendar.
And yes I promise to be a good girl, I’ve always wanted to go to NZ 🙂
It does slow us down, and going out looking for a shot every single day makes me SEE better! Morning Claire c
They are ALL my favourites! So there. Every one worthy of being in your soon-to-be-published book. By “a barmy 27F outside” do you mean crazy? of balmy, as in ‘mild’. If so, I wouldn’t count several degrees below freezing as mild!
Well a comparative balmy, compared to yesterday it is milder.. Morning Viv! c
No, we are NEVER bored with what this little farm has to offer.
No we are not are we Charlotte! But I think that is because as a group we are pretty HARD to bore. We are interested in all kinds of things! c
Every time I see a photograph of one of your country cats I wish that my city cats could go outside!
You are right on the road though aren’t you.. i remember your front steps from when they bought in the newly covered couch .. at least it looked like you were close to the road.. so it would be dangerous for your two cats. Sad though. Pity you can’t pop cats in the car and take them for a walk in the park.. c
I love your photos, Celi. Makes me want to come and spend a week on the farmy! Even in the winter though I don’t enjoy cold weather anymore. But I do love the animals and your relationship with them. It seems like an idyllic life and I am happy for you and happier for me that I get to share it from a distance.
Morning Lois. Wouldn’t it be grand if we had a few wee cottages for farmy retreats! c
Of COURSE there’s always something fun going on! Seasons change, animals do silly things, the light is perfect…plenty to photograph and share!
I, for one, would love a calendar…
i must give it some thought, how would we choose the shots though! c
A sunny walk to visit with the charmers of the farmy–what a perfect way to begin my Sunday morning and clear the low clouds outside R’s office window as I wait to hear the choir sing Our Song for the first service (the anthem our friend composed for our wedding–now a best-seller for his publisher, but still, sweetly, Our Song).
LOVE the photos! I’d be hard pressed to choose any favorites out of this batch, though Mia’s mugging is pretty classic. 🙂 Thanks as always for sharing your wonderful place and creature comforts with us!!
How lovely to have a real live song composed for you both. Yes it was a lovely day for photos yesterday.. not so today at all, low clouds and white on white on white! c
I love all the pictures, Mia made me giggle but my favorite is the one with the cat keeping a look out high up as if she is in charge of security and she needs to keep watch of every move
That was a lucky shot, especially with the angles of the structure.. in the summer that is covered in grapes! c
these photos are too precious!!! love the rooster shot!
Morning jaz, i must pop over and see what you are up to today! c