Daisy has had quite enough of all the fuss about Mama and would like to remind us that she is pregnant too and due in a little over a month. The wind makes her tired. Even though she is a big girl.
The wind was so wild yesterday that the guineas and the cats hung out in the barn with Mama all day. Of course Kupa was there too. 
The guineas could learn and thing or two about calm behaviour from Kupa.
We worked on the new pigsty. As you can see their pen runs through the centre of the barn, so it will be airy and cool for the summer. Out that door will be their outdoor playground which will have a paddling pool in it. Pigs like water. I will also train them to poo outside so that the clean up is easy and the barn still smells nice. 
Here is my house lettuce in its enamel tub on the verandah! For when I just need a leaf or two for a sandwich at lunchtime. 
The walnut is recovering from its frosting off. 
Time for bed Thing Two. Let Mama sleep now.
Good morning.
This day is looking to be a beautiful day. So far there is no wind and I can hear all the birds and animals, as they wake up, from my study.
We will do well today. It is so much easier to have a good productive day when the weather co-operates.
You have a great day too.
celi
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53 responses to “A wee wander on the farmy. We won’t go far though.”
Now THAT looks like a tired momma to be 🙂 Happy maternity warding to you. t
Morning Miss T!
we had high winds here yesterday but the promised rains never arrived. we are sooooo dry!
Those guinea hens are pretty! And appetizing 😉
So GLAD I found your blog – we have a lot of birds in common!
Good Morning Celi! I was just wondering to myself when you will be moving out of your winter loft to your summer office.
🙂 Mandy
At that point in my last pregnancy (many years ago), I’m pretty sure I looked a lot like Daisy. 😉
The birds in my neighborhood were happy, too, about the winds moving on.
Love the pic of Thing Two, so there and yet not…. Please give Daisy’s ears a good scratch and a couple of encouraging pats to Mama. Enjoy your day. Laura
Maybe today someone will pop. Your wind has crossed the Atlantic and Jock had to clear away the cushions and chairs etc from the verandah before the South wind crashed them through the patio doors. My runner beans are still bravely poking their heads over the edge of the pots.
Morning all. The weather’s been good to us today: 8.6mm rainfall overnight, current temp 13.6c, partly sunny. We so need the rain that I cannot express how bad it is here. Our local water reservoir is still only 42% of normal levels. I used the water to poach eggs with this morning on our potted plants. Not sure if they’ll like it not but time will tell. They’re still alive, so fingers crossed. 🙂
Always love to check in with your farm community, Celie…we have no wind or rain here in New England: just blistering hot sun! It’s very dry here; I’ve had the sprinkler on, which feels very wasteful and weird in April.
That lettuce looks mighty tasty.
Had to water the seedlings yesterday,too. Strange for this time of year…
Wishing you a good, windless day!
Most curious: HOW ON EARTH do you train a pig where to poo?? Please tell this story!
Your ‘Piggy Palace’ looks lovely! Pigs are lovely clean animals – well, in the toilet department at least! – so you might find that they don’t need training at all as hopefully their mum’s already done it for you. Consistant inclement weather may pander to their lazyness a wee bitty!
Christine
Good morning to you too! Daisy is so pretty and what a sweet picture of her sleeping. 🙂