Yesterday the bees were out. The two remaining hives seem to be doing very well. When my help is home on the weekend we will look inside their hives and do a health check. 
Kupa was caught going about his ablutions. 
Vigorously. He has reminded me that I promised to go to the Bantam Swap and buy him a wife. He is getting ready. The Market is open this Sunday morning. So let’s hope we can find a pea hen. 
“Hey, don’t you know it is rude to stare. Can’t a guy get any privacy around here!” 
“Um NO. No privacy around here honey. And by the way Kupa, your petticoat is showing!”
These guys are waiting too. No-one is entirely sure what they are waiting for, but they do a lot of waiting.
The butterflies and the bees were out in force yesterday afternoon. It was suddenly warm and moist. 
And once the wind died down a little, the air was full of insects of all descriptions. 
Good morning. So far this morning the day is dawning fine and clear. There is a bendy tree in the forecast though. When will the wind end? However I do have to go to the supermarket for the first time in over a month so that should keep me busy.
Mama is still not in tip top form, so she is having small feeds of beet shreds and yoghurt throughout the day. I brought Daisy up from the back paddock yesterday. She has a month to go before she calves so until then I am going to take her into the barn twice a day, and into her milk room, secure her, feed her and turn the pump on so she gets used to the routine and the noise of milking. But I went to put her halter on her and she has grown again and her head is TOO BIG. So on my trip to town I need to find a halter labelled Fat-Head Cow.
I hope you all have a lovely day.
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
82 responses to “Don’t you know it is rude to Stare!”
hi celi! i have that clematis in several places in my gardens. mine won’t bloom until next week. however, we will be almost 90 today so that might rush things along. i hope you can find a mate for kupa!
I do hope we can find a hen too, it would be such a let down if we have to wait another month.. but I saw some last time so fingers crossed.. c
Fat headed cow. Reminds me of fights with my sister when I was a kid.
Did you have trouble finding a halter for her too?.. c
Interestingly enough, I did.
Do you have ideas for a name for a potential Kupa wife?
Tui. If I can find her, she will be called Tui. It is a NZ bird. Morning sarah!! c
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Afternoon from UK
I’m glad to see the bees about and those butterflies are lovely.
There are obviously less but they will have piles of flowers so let us hope these two small hives get big and strong! c
Yay! Kupa gets a wife! I can’t wait to see what a baby Peacock will look like. Love the butterfly photo. We’re still waiting on Hummingbirds to arrive and haven’t seen any butterflies as of yet. Next week is supposed to warm up again, fingers crossed.
We’ve had the black and white bees in our yard a few times. I Googled them and I can’t remember what they are called but supposedly they are friendly and good to have in your yard because they eat insects. They build huge gorgeous nests too. I wonder if they would bother your honeybees?
I’m off to shop for flowers with my mom today at one of our local, family owned, greenhouses. They’ll have to “weather” on the porch for a few days before I put the in the ground.
Hope you have a wonderful day! ~ April
Oh I love shopping in small nurseries, sometimes you can find some really good stuff.. have fun April.. c
Can’t a peacock get a little washing up in peace? 🙂 Have a great day, Celi.
Morning Bill.. ! c
That first butterfly shot is stunning. Makes me forgive you for calling Daisy names. 🙂
Morning all. I’m so glad the rest of the bees are OIK. I reckon that Kupa could cope with a wife or seven! Daisy’s halter: why not get (or make) a rope one: they are expandable/retractible.
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I do have the rope ones, but i need a way to secure her when i milk her, when you take the tension off a rope halter they fall off. And i don’t want her to be tense at the stall. I am leaning towards a collar now. i think i am thinking out loud! morning viv.. I love your suggestions they always help me crystallise my thinking.. c
I am sure Daisy’s head is just lovely:) I love the butterflies and the bees in your shots. It looks so peaceful there.
The internet is such an amazing thing. After starting my day off with too much news and getting mad about it…. I am sittIng an the ferry to SF… open my phone… and have the choice of more news or Lovely, Heart~warming posts like yours to deflect my whole being away from the troubles of the world. Who knows… maybe the changed perspective will last longer than the ferry ride… maybe it will even last long enough to change some of my interactions with others for the better today. 🙂 Thanks for your Help!
You are most welcome, i am grateful for you reading!! I hope you have a great day.. really.. c
How exciting…a wife for Kupa! I can just see those beautiful two strutting around. We haven’t seen any butterflies yet, but those in your flowers are stunning and I’m happy to see the bees out and about. Interesting looking bikes you have in the background of your chicken shot…are they yours? I can just see you biking around the farmy with TonTon racing along! Good morning!
Kupa has really settled in, hasn’t he? It’s nice to see his colorful head pop up in the barn photos! And exciting news about a potential mate for him – how fun:).
Your butterflies are prettier than our butterflies.. I’m sure of it:D I come here to admire spring.. we have fog, fog, and more fog… xoxoxo Smidge
Love it when there is more of Daisy to love. Have a great day, miss c!
Packed with beautiful images and words as ever. I must explain that I might not comment for the next week as we have clients and it’s pretty full on:)
OK honey, a man has to work every now and then I suppose! have fun.. well i know you will have fun! c