TonTon and The Big Dog waiting for the walkies to commence. And no, I did not pose them that way. Big Dog is untrainable. You will note TonTon’s beseeching expression. The Big Dog still rules the roost and is obviously muttering mean threats. WHO is the housekeeper around here I want to ask. Does she never clean? Though in her defense I will add that this looks suspiciously like a dog SHOOK itself AT the window. That kind of clean window vandalism is hard to keep up with. 
No leaves for a few months yet. Still January, do not be fooled by the weather. February is coming. 
I did put my lettuce was put out in the sun yesterday and it was thrilling watching those little green leaves reach up to the sun. Though they had better not reach too far or I will be harvesting nothing but stalk! My faithful wee sparrows love the sun too.
As do Son Of Neanderthal Man and his First Wife. Apparently in their hurry to get out into the sun, they forgot to put their feet on this morning. 
Big Fat Mama who frankly is not nearly fat enough and Moaning Mia were led into the Rat House Paddock for a bit of fresh kai, well kind of fresh, more like old tough grass left over from last year, but they were happy. 
So Daisy is peering Up at me. She has a two door stable door. From outside she managed to knock her top door closed, leaving the bottom door open. Now she wants to come back inside and be a nuisance but cannot fit through the small low gap in her door. She wedged her head under the top door and was trying to break in that way. It seems pleading looks abound today. 
Here is one of the bee hives in the flowerless bee garden. Waiting for summer. Just like the rest of us. I can just imagine all those little bees sat on the edges of their little bee chairs in their little Bee Court and The Queens spokesbee saying Almost February People – Over Halfway Now and clapping all their little bee wings. It will be warm enough for them to fly out for a toilet break today (they do not have a lavatory in the hive, so that will be a great relief I am sure) and there are plenty of puddles around for a drink, so they will be pleased. 
It is already 43F! We have had a Hawke’s Bay winter so far. I love this winter. Today it is forecast to reach 53F. It is dawning clear with a breeze and we are preparing to take all the John’s plants out for an airing and some sun later on!
Good Morning.
c
The Kitchen's Garden 
93 responses to “The last January Walky on the Farmy”
Marvelous to see that all are well on the farmy, even the footless chooks (we all know they’ll be doing the foot-shaking conga soon enough when they come out of that patch) and the restless bees. It’s easy enough to see why the dogs are anxious to be out on duty in such fine weather!