The Duke of Kupa is still beautiful…
… even though his tail is all but gone for the winter.
The girls are all hanging out together in the Potato Paddock. A little flock.
And look who has been let out of the hospital wing and rejoined the nursery…
Bobby Blanc is all better. Much to my relief. He is walking properly now, no limp, and is thrilled to be back running with his little flock.
Good morning. I hope all is well with you. Our days seem gray and still lately. Cool in the mornings and warm in the afternoons. Dry again now. We have had no rain again for a while.
The tree in the foreground of our Daily View is a Magnolia. I think it is called sunrise something, anyway it will have big gorgeous bright yellow blooms in the spring. When that and the Maple and the Red-stemmed Dogwood all lose their leaves you will have a clear view to the barn and the home paddocks for the winter.
The View you have chosen is facing West. So there will be sunsets.
I am going to give you a daily temp too. 
I don’t want to make too many changes at once.
But this slightly crooked thermometer has been on the Wendy House about 10 years or so and is suitably worn looking. Also it is in Celsius and Fahrenheit. So it covers us all.
It is a gentle way for me to show you the temperature. I get a wee bit obsessed with the temperatures out here. And the Wendy House (which is the wood shed), is close to the verandah.
Have a lovely day.
celi
On this day a year ago. I was telling you about fishing for food in New Zealand and making chowder. I enjoyed revisiting this piece. It is hard not to miss the beach.
The Kitchen's Garden 
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Good morning, c. Excellent choice of view, and I look forward to seeing it daily. Like you, I’m also obsessed with weather; have a big weather station with a satellite whohah prediction doohickey so I know what sort of weather is coming in the next 48hrs. I don’t know the mechanics of it but I love it to bits. It even has an integrated rain gauge!
I am in awe of your weather station! How have i managed without this stunning machine all this time! c
Yay for sunsets — we chose well! I can’t believe your temps are so low — we are still in the 90s (low 30s C) here, and just dreaming of cooler weather. I shouldn’t complain, though, because those darned chilis are still ripening! (I picked a few bright red ones last weekend, though, so hopefully not much longer now.)
Oh that tail is a shadow of its former self. I hope it hasn’t gotten the dear old Duke down.
And the sunsets will start arriving in the frame right when winter is at its coldest.. c
Morning! I used ot think it was only the British who were obsessed with the weather and talking baout it – but nope, it´s a worldwide phenomena (is that right?) and I so pleased that it is!
it is indeed a worldwide watch. in NZ no-one speaks during the weather! Dad was listening.. c
Yay temperatures that will make sense … without x 2 and – 32, or whatever. Miss C I just noticed the buildings to the left – have you been hiding another barn or two from us? Just asking 🙂 Laura
That is the craziest equation isn’t it! and no that is not another barn (I wish) that is the tractor shed, I am allowed a corner. I squeeze my car in beside the hay baler! It is newish so not worthy of photographs as a rule! c
Sometimes I try not to look at our thermometer Celi. It’s almost as though if I don’t know how cold it is, maybe it isn’t that cold! Know what I mean? xo
Oh i do know what you mean, i am like that in the summer with the heat. The thing with the cold here is that i am amazed we can survive at all, it gets down so low.. c
Anyone who works outside is obsessed with the weather…growing up in Tornado Land makes it worse 😉
Hubby makes fun of me, but he’s just as bad!
Fun is good.. c
Your daily letter and photos is so good for my heart. It’s my daily grounding, seeing your farm and your beautiful animals and living vicariously through your interaction (that word doesn’t do it justice – your harmony? intimacy?) with the land and critters. Thanks so much for sharing!
Morning lacey and welcome, welcome..all of those words fit at different times, all good.. c
ok, that’s weird. This is Lacey from Raleigh, NC. How did I get a gravatar?
Morning all. Do tail the feathers disappear, or can you collect them? I like the idea of having a weather station. And thanks for the Celsius/Farenheit thingy – I know where I am with C! It’s 18C here and sunny with fluffy clouds. Lovely.
I have been able to find a few of the feathers, but he does tend to drag them through the muck! c
Good morning, Celie and everyone. It’s beautiful here in New England but I have never experienced/suffered through a worse allergy season–is this just a regional phenomenon?
Oh you poor thing I hate that, we should see if any of the others have had bad allergies this year.. I find the changes of seasons the worst.. c
You’re right, the Duke of Kupa still looks beautiful even without most of his tail. Our cock and hens are moulting at the moment and look as though they’re thoroughly mistreated. Lots of bare bottoms around the place!
Christine
Isn’t it a terrible sight, the chook house looks like there has been a brawl! c
Look at Bobby Blanc! He looks SO soft, I would never have expected that. So glad that he is all better. We are sitting on 11 degrees today – apparently that’s 52 Farenheit. The famous Scottish drizzle is out in force, too. Bracing!
ah, drizzle, i have not seen drizzle for a long long time, hope you have a nice fire going.. c
Kupa is a grand bird – tail feathers or not. It’s been similar in temps here, no rain either although they said maybe tonight.
I hope we get rain, it says 30 percent chance for down here but we will see! c
That’s excellent news about Bobby – probably all down to good nursing 😉
Morning Celi. We’ve had a nice rain that has filled all my water containers so I have about 300 gallons on hand. Time to do laundry and wash hair! So glad little Bobby is better. Our cow got a screw in her foot a while back and had an abscess. She’s much better now.but still has a slight limp. Looking forward to your daily shots and thinking about doing some myself but don’t know if I can be that dedicated! 🙂 Have a great day!