Yesterday was sunny and windy and hot. 
Mama finally had her photo taken without TonTon but she had to go the high road.
Still waiting. Still no Lambs. This Sheep is the most frequently inspected animal on the farm. Even the carpenter spends his breaks watching for signs of movement. Poor fellow is frankly horrified by her size. I am so glad that Mia survived her ordeal. It would have been terrible to lose this sweet wee sheep.
I applied all my bee image capturing tricks to a bumble bee yesterday and it was impossible. There is no logic to a bumble bee and they are very fast and frantic. This shot was pure luck, every single other shot looked like this.
As though the bumble bee was going to eat the daffodil! He just looks big and bumbly. Not attractive.
Good morning. Yesterday was farm health day and every animal and bird on the property had a feed of beet shreds with garlic, cider vinegar, flax seed oil, molasses and home made yoghurt. So there were many satisfied tummies laying about in the shade. And many unhappy parasites getting moved along the intestinal tract I hope. Daisy sent her bucket back to the kitchen and asked for more molasses. She does not like to be able to taste the flaxseed oil!
John’s young adult visitors (the pale troublesome sneering youths) appear to have been slightly seduced by the gentleness of the farmy (or maybe the lack of television) and spent most of yesterday slowly roaming the countryside on bikes. They still will not eat my vegetables or smile, but at least they have not set any fires. One asked about Air Conditioning and was openly appalled at the lack of it. Never mind, I said. And made a pound cake liberally scented with the zest of an orange. There are eight good fresh farm eggs in this cake and half a pound of home made butter. They had eaten half the cake before it was cold, one of them even washed it down with half a gallon of fresh whole milk from my friends cow, so I don’t think they will starve.
Good morning! Today will be a fantastic day on the farm and there is a possibility of showers this evening, maybe even a thunderstorm. That would be exciting.
celi
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92 responses to “Mama takes the High Road.”
Even if by luck, that first picture of the bee is fantastic! Hope today is a great one. 🙂
I hope you have a great day too Kristy, i cannot remember what country you are cooking up this week i shall pop over and see! c
Your photos today are just stunning!! Spring is looking good!
Thank you mimo, I am loving this early spring, i will have to start watering soon!! c
Exquisite photos!
Yay, one day down on the visitors – just 3 more sleeps before they leave?
🙂 Mandy
You are so clever Mandy. Three sleeps then peace shall reign again.. c
Everyone on the farm is spoilt rotten, I would mind the animals veg or cake ;0)
AND they get to go out on the green grass today for the morning! Daisy’s favourite! Morning Allison. c
Sounds like you’re off to a better start than expected – let’s hope it holds!
Have a great day!
I do not see these fella’s often so I am never sure what to expect, they have a difficult home life..c
Great sheep pix, great bee pix – both of them. We’ll pass on pix of the disruptive visitors.
Morning Viv!! c
She finally shirked that TonTon. Great photos. My dogs also like to walk around behind each other with their heads up the others… well have a good morning anyhow!
Reminds me of elephants holding each others tails! morning greg!
So TonTon took the low road? 🙂 Great bee and daffy shot. Is that one of your bees or is there any way to tell? t
No that is not a honey bee, that is a bumble bee, a big fella! c
Whoops! My bad
thats ok, hard to tell on a little photo!! c
Good morning, Celi. What is that flower in the first photo? I don’t think I’ve ever seen one (beautiful shot). Now that I know your guests are youths, that somewhat excuses their (former) behavior. They may have gotten a few vitamins from that orange zest, plus the eggs and milk!
I call that a snowdrop, I am not sure what they call them here, it is usually the first bloom in the garden, this year it has been left in the dust by the blossoms!! c
I was wondering that myself! Our snowdrops are all white and have very smooth edges, though.
Well, hmm.. c
Hello Celi,
I think your flower maybe a snowflake.
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AH, thank you, that clears up that mystery and makes perfect sense, they must be old bulbs because they just appeared once I started to garden .. c
So nice to see Mia is doing fine. Your photographs stunning (always), that bumble bee shot is beautiful.
Good luck with the youngsters 😉
I love bumble bees, these guys are at that old teenage age where they are almost adults but don’t know how to BE adults, they are here for a break, i hope it helps.. c
How did Mama manage to climb that hill in her condition? What effort that must have taken.
Your first, manipulated shot of lilies of the valley is stunning. I like the artsy quality you worked upon it. All of the photos shout spring. Thanks for sharing, as always. Much needed rain is falling today here in southern Minnesota.
As for the sneering youth, try not to take their behavior personally. It sounds typical for that age.
I don’t take it personally, but I do not take it.. none of my own kids were sneerers however i had a few at school!! c
Daffs, snowdrops, bees and lambs in the wings…it must be spring! Hope the next few days go ok, encourage them to stay out as long as possible on the bikes!
Good thinking! i will pack them a picnic!! c
A great set of photos in today’s post, Celi. Somehow, I’ve got the felling that TonTon was on the other side of root cellar, crouching out of sight, giving the appearance that Mama and Mia had escaped his watchful eye. He is going to take part in this birth, one way or another!
Have a great day!
Yep he will be there, but on the other side of the gate!! I best go out and check her now, she is so tired today and has a wee limp.. surely she cannot take much more! c
Simply gorgeous. And nice to see some ‘action shots’ of Mama.
Snowdrops are my favorites!
it is nice to see her walking and not sleeping fatly!! morning Ksenia.. c
haha exactly 🙂 nice to see all of the happy bunch. Morning, C!
Wonderful photos (but that’s nothing new). I hope Mia gives birth soon. I can’t wait to see her little lambs. That pound cake sounds soooo good right about now and fresh milk to go with it? Why couldn’t I have lived close by?
Have a fabulous day Cecilia.
Just pretend to be a recalcitrant teen and your mother will just send you right over!! Morning Tia!