Walkabouts are my favourite posts. Today we will wander through the cast of the Kitchens Garden Farm. I could not fit everyone on the one page but you will get the idea.
This is The Duke of Kupa. He has two wives and spends an enormous amount of time trying to attract their attention. But only dogs and chickens seem to notice. He has been on the farmy for almost two months now and is well on the way to ruling the roost. 
Here is Queenie Wineti. She plays a supporting role really. She is a Hereford and almost a year old. She has the longest eyelashes of any cow I have ever known. We hope she will get pregnant next year. 
Mama is the mother of the three lambs. She also has a lead role. Sometimes we call her The Policeman as she has a stern uncompromising look. Her eldest lamb is Mia. Minty and Meadow are her spring ewe lambs. All male lambs are called The Murphys. She had two Murphys but one died at birth. You can see TonTon in the background, he is always somewhere about. 
This is Hairy MacLairy. The sweetest ram ever. He is in the field with Queenie Wineti. He will not be working again until the fall so he spends most of the year loafing about with Queenie. One would imagine, by the look of him, that he is the most depressed sheep in the western world but really I think he is just pretending because he likes his ears to be scratched.
We have two active bee hives. My father (in NZ) reminded me, the other day, that I need to look in the hives for insurgent Queen cells. If they make another Queen they will swarm. Extra room is not enough. So today if it stays calm I need to take them apart and look under the supers for these pointy little cells. 
This is the Son of Neanderthol Man. He is the Master of the barn chickens. He is a tough old bird this one. 
And Daisy. Daisy is moving into the Starring role. The Female Lead. She is due to have her calf in the next few weeks, then I will be milking, (God help us) and we will swing into cheese making and all those other divine dairy delights! The kitchen will seriously get into gear once I start the milking. Last night Daisy was laid down in the field and I leaned on her feeling the calf move inside. Not kicking just sliding about in there like a huge fish just under the water. Her belly would slowly move out one side then just as softly move back in. Whatever is in there is BIG!
She soon got tired of me lying all over her and stood up with such a big groan. I told her that you only look old when you start making old people’s noises when you stand up. Sophia Loren said that. So she better quit all the moaning and groaning like an old person. She just stretched and flicked her tail.
Did I miss anyone out? I think everyone got a mention.
Good Morning. Plenty to do today. Daisy was visited by a Dairy farmer yesterday and was given an A+. She is in very good health he said and her udder is developing nicely. So far so good. He was a little surprised at how tall she is. To brush her back I stand on a bucket. But she is very gentle with me and after watching us work together he said he did not think she would kick me. Well that is heartening!
I called the swine herd and he is going away and will call me back on Tuesday. He apologised for giving me the run around. So we have to wait another week. Sigh. I know it is polite to apologise, but sometimes I think apologies are just a little Too Late. He knew I was going to call. I don’t want an apology I want my baby Hereford piggie.
The big pigs had a delivery of three boxes of old tomatoes and six pounds of past their used by date black beans from the food pantry, so they will be eating well for a few days.
I gave in and made a tiny batch of strawberry jam. Then discovered that I have run out of preserving lids. So this strawberry jam will go into the fridge.
Now off to work! Watering day today! This is my muscle building day as I only have one tap (faucet) on the whole property. Seven acres. We have well water. So I drag hoses around all the gardens and all the fields all day long to get every bucket and barrel cleaned and refilled and every garden watered. Maybe tomorrow we will do a tour of the vegetable gardens. They are all shapes and sizes and one will suit you for sure!
Good Morning. Have a great day!
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
79 responses to “Off we go for our walkabout on The Kitchen’s Garden Farmy”
I do love visiting the farmy. It makes me pine for more greenery real-ness in my life!
Hope you can get out into the greenness soon .. maybe a sunday drive?.. c
Definitely, my city’s not too bad for greenery and we’re pretty close to some proper hills. Think I’ll hop on a train with a picnic in my rucksack 🙂
sounds fantastic!
Delightful cast of characters you have there, dear. Daisy’s looking quite fine these days!
Have a good Watering Day – the Sky is doing mine. Again.
You seem to be getting my share of the rain too.. lucky you did not get bees this year!! c
Lovely to see the cast list in all their shining glory. Whatever is inside Daisy must be huge, as she is rather erm…. huge! And now I’m trying to work out what it must be like to water such a large area, I know you don’t actually water it all, but just to get around it. Phew, I’m off to lie down, it’s warmed up here – AT LAST, sorry that was shouting…..but it’s a relief to feel the sun again
Oh I do understand shouting for joy when you feel a little warmth.. everything looks better when you can feel the sun after your gloomy sodden few weeks.. c
I meant to say, we’ve started the allotment tour, and of course I’m looking forward to the kitchen garden tour tomorrow
You’re on!!
Thank you for the tour, which pleased me so as did these words, “divine dairy delights,” rolling off your fingers.
And the color of that strawberry jam is an absolute visual delight. As always, soul-pleasing, beautiful photos.
Thank you Audrey, it is always a pleasure doing a walkabout page! c
Thanks for the guided tour – everything seems calm and in order:)
Just the way we like it aye Roger! c
i really enjoyed the tour…and i would love a tour of the veggie gardens! you have some very handsome and beautiful animals!
your friend,
kymber
Morning Kymber.. they are gems. I am lucky to have such a quiet and gentle lot. Touch Wood! c
Fresh strawberry jam! That would go down well on some very buttery toast 🙂
Wise minds think alike!! So they say! In the absence of marmite that is exactly what I have in mind for breakfast! c
Thanks for the updated pictures! Everyone looks great! Have a nice day.
Morning GMom.. you have a lovely day too! c
I love your blog.
Morning Bill.. I learn something every time I go to your pages too, so the feeling is quite mutual! c
Thank you for the lovely refresher tour. That TonTon: how he loves the limelight. The sun is shining here, too. A nice surprise after so much rain.
ViV i am thrilled that you are getting some sun. There is nothing like sun to lift the spirits! I hope you have time to take a cup of tea outside and sit on the step in the warm! c
You make running the farm sound like fun and games. It’s all in the attitude, and yours couldn’t be sunnier or more positive. Delightful visit with you and your sweet animals.
It is a good job because I can do it all on my won schedule. I love being my own boss! c
Watering is hard work even on a small plot so I don’t envy your job. You missed the piggies! Thanks for sharing, enjoy your day. 🙂
Oh true I did miss the pigs. i will do a catch up tomorrow! c
I was thinking the same, though they did get a mention – lucky things getting the tomatoes 😉
Ah, that was lovely. I hope Daisy is ready for her Big Role! And as for your jam, it looks perfect, which reminds me I too have some strawberries which need to be magicked into jam.
magicked!! awesome. It makes the house smell glorious and I kind of like making little batches, it is less pressured..have fun magicking your jam! c
So pleased to see Hairy MacLairy again…. I’m curious why he doesn’t hang out with Mama and their babies? I didn’t realise Queenie Wineti was still a baby, I thought she was all grown up like Daisy. Nice pics all. Thanks Celi. Laura
The reason I keep Hairy out is in case Mama or Mia cycle back in. There is a lot of grass about and I cannot guarantee that no-one will go on heat. Particularly Mia. It is highly unlikely but we do not want more lambs at the wrong time as I am going to NZ in November. Everyone is settled at the moment. So in September Mama and Hairy will be reunited in a field of their own. c
Aaah , should have known. Will Hairy be sporting a harness this year? 🙂
Most definitely, i must remember to order one. he will be an XL!! c
Queenie is adorable! I had never noticed her eyelashes until you mentioned it…she’s quite beautiful! And Daisy, what a sweet mommy she will be and how patient she was with you laying on her. I would have loved to see a picture of that!
Who am I kidding? I love all the animals on the farmy (except the eating ones because I know better)!
Too bad I can’t send some of our weather to you today and save you from dragging hoses all day. I swear it rained 3 inches in five minutes yesterday. ~ Have a wonderful day! ~ April