Take a break. Have a Kit Kat.
These were taken just after dawn yesterday. In the space of about an hour.
The cats are always waiting on the verandah for their feed.
Hey, look at that! Over there!
Suckers, says Thing Two.
Daisy is eating well, look at her round belly. She loves the Dairy Mistress Field! Though forage is getting low. hmm. 
Baby Bobby Blanc is a good doer, also eating and drinking well and such a nice quiet calf. 
Looking back to the dawn windows in the barn, there they are. The barn chickens. 
I ring my bell, Daisy storms through the doors, I pretend tether her and then shut the half door. Hairy begs me to open the door back up while I am milking. He promises to be good and hates closed gates. 
Before he starts to bash it in with his head, ( if he was head butting it I would NOT have opened it, he is learning that too) I reopen it, Daisy is standing being milked, and Hairy just waits at the door like a good sheep. He knows if he crosses the threshhold…
I will flick him with the wet rag. Something I was very good at when drying dishes with my brothers and sisters as a kid. So he stands right at the line and is happier. He has to be able to see Daisy.
Mama is also putting on weight. Sharing with the Big Bobby. She will go back in with the other sheep in a week.
Oops someone is in trouble. Pania what are you doing up there? Is Tui up there as well? Who forgot to close the garage doors. Oh that would be me. 
John showed me a tomato last night that was pecked at quite high on the plant. He suspects the peacocks. Oh dear. 
The Duke of Kupa.
I love this image. You can share it if you like. Or steal it. I don’t mind. 
Such a beautiful bird. Just keep away from the tomatoes.
Good morning! We have another gorgeous cool day.
Elaine, who you will have seen commenting as Le Petite Potager, (though her blog is not up and running quite yet) is still concerned about my run-in with heat-stroke the other day, and has been working on the food and drink I should be focussed on, both during the heat, after it and if I feel the symptoms returning. She works as a naturopath and is also in the advanced stages of her studies in nutrition and naturopothy. A perfect combination in my opinion. Learning is so precious. Sharing your learning is a gift.
I want to share her words with you because there are many of us who have to work in the extreme heat and humidity. This is important to know.
re: the electrolyte drink.
Vitalyte seems to be the closest formula to Hydralyte sports which is the brand I’m familiar with………..If you look for a product that contains sodium, potassium, calcium, magnesium, iron, zinc, manganese and copper. Drink it really cold, or made into ice blocks or a gelato.
The foods.
Do you want a list of foods that contain these elements as well? if not please ignore!
sodium; processed foods and table salt
potassium; spinach, bananas, milk and orange juice.
calcium; any of Daisy’s goodies
magnesium; nuts and green vegetables
iron; meats, spinach, seafood and broccoli
zinc; seafood, meats and greens
manganese; nuts,oats,beans and tea
copper; beans, nuts and fruits.
The Elaine’s HeatWave Smoothie. ( Designed for the next time any of us go outside to work in the extreme heat. Or maybe just every morning. )
Comment:
I made a smoothie today trying to put most of the food groups from your list for an almost complete meal; for the next heatwave.
Here it is:
1 frozen banana (peeled and frozen overnight) chopped into chunks,
8oz milk,
4oz yoghurt (or a couple of scoops of ice cream) or both,
a handful of spinach leaves or any other greens you enjoy,
a small handful of nuts,
plus any other fruits you may like; whizz up in a blender and enjoy!
There. I made one of these yesterday, and it is really good. Maybe we don’t need to wait for the heatwave to drink it!! Thank you Elaine for going the extra mile. Lovely.
Now off to work we go…
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
74 responses to “Let’s go Walkabout on the Farmy. Our favourite thing!”
I had a nice, cold, fruit and veggie smoothie yesterday too. For some reason (and now we know why!) it just tastes and feels really good on a hot day. All of my windows are open and I’m enjoying the cool breeze this morning. Soon though, we will have to close up the house. We have several more days in the 90’s. Was in the yard yesterday for a half an hour and it’s amazing how quickly you can get overheated.
Love the picture of Hairy where he’s resting his chin on the gate. I think one of my favorite things is to go on a walkabout on the farmy!
Have a lovely day ~ April
It is a favourite day fro me too, it is also a lucky day when I can get a collection of good shots of many animals, .. yes i must close my windows too now and keep the cool in, I hate it but it does work.. c
Precious cat photos. Love the photo of Baby Bobby Blanc, too. And that dog is awfully photogenic.
he is very grateful to find his days cooler too.. morning sharyn! c
Hee Hee Daisy has told Hairy Maclairy how she makes you go through the pretend click on/off thing … he just had to see it for himself 🙂
Loved seeing all the animals and remember to heed Elaines good advice. Laura
I shall. have a lovely day laura! c
Oh my brother was the best flicker with a wet tea towel, the word merciless springs to mind!
Morning Celi, how lovely of Elaine to share her insights and info, sounds like a good way to start the day whatever the weather! And you know I just love walkabout, and I can’t choose a photo today, they all tell so many stories.
morning claire.. I am pleased with this page. There are some lovely images there..sometimes the light is just right! c
We’ve just lost our cat, Wallace, today, so seeing all your lovely animal pictures was just the ticket. Of course that wonderful ram, with his big, sad face always makes me smile. I know it’s a donkey, but Eeyore from Winnie The Pooh always springs to mind!
Christine
Oh so sad that Wallace has gone, Christine. We know we are going to outlive our animals but it is so hard when it happens. well you take care.. c
Isn’t this a nice community? Very kind of Elaine to send along the info. You do know, don’t you, that she sent us the cooler temps last weekend? I sent her a little warmth and she responded by sending us a little chill. She’s a giver.
I’ll never grow tired of these walk-abouts, Celi. I really enjoy seeing how the animals have grown and how high they can jump. 🙂
Have a great day!
we do have such a wonderful community of people, i love the comments as much as i love writing the pages.. Now it is wednesday so i am off to your place to see whats what!. c
Thanks for sharing all the tidbits for overheating !
That ram melts my heart and I have shared the imaginary hook up
Daisy story with friends…it is such a hoot !
As always delighted and grateful for a walkwabout !!
In Santa FE ….going to a lavender farm today….
Have a peaceful day farmy !
Now that is a smoothie!! I’ll keep that one in mind for the heat wave we’ve been having (come in.. in Canada a heat wave is anything over 20Celsius!!) Love the shot of your peacock in flight!! Splendid!!
morning barb, good choice! c
I love Hairy McL. Soo much and love that he loves Daisy. Honestly your blog brings tears and stings to these old eyes just about every day .
I am more than pleased that you are reading and enjoying.. have a lovely afternoon! c
Thanks so much for sharing…often times Terry and I both suffer from either heat exhaustion or almost a heat stroke. I off to make one of these as the days are long in the summer and the sun is high!
Linda
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Yes i thought you might like it. I think both you and i and a few of our other reading friends should be having these every day! But my blender just broke! (sad face) and it is not shopping day! c
Good morning! Great walkabout the farmy! Love the kitten shots. 🙂
What a great post – so neat to be able to tour farms through pictures!!! Your animals are fantastic!
Thing Two is a very bright cat and Hairy is a cow 😉
I always enjoy a good trip around the farm. 🙂
Love your walks…thanks for sharing them. I caught up and rad several posts back – your heat wave is intense! Hope you are being more careful now. We’ve had a little milder temps in the 90’s but our humidity is very high which is uncomfortable. Think tonight (before dark) we are going to retrieve a bunch of bees in a fallen tree – not sure of the situation but hoping for a mild breeze and not too much heat.