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.
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63 responses to “It’s OK I won’t count the days!”
Glad Bobby Blanc is feeling back to normal! Kupa is still just as gorgeous, even without his fancy tail feathers. Looking forward to seeing the daily shots and temperatures! We like to keep up on the weather too! ~ April
It is all around us!! morning april.. c
we are to get rain for a few days starting today. it is 52 and very cloudy here. i have the same outdoor thermometer that you have. it once belonged to my family’s farm, and when my parents death came and the property was sold, I snatched this for my own memories. I look at it every single day with warm memories
Ours is a little beaten up but still works!! morning terry.. c
That is a great view that was ultimately chosen. Can’t wait to see the sunsets!
Yes I love this view. I didn’t vote because I couldn’t decide. The tree house alone with the ladder propped is so evocative. And we will see three different trees change. I also love the fact that you already know when we will be seeing sunsets.
yeah the sunset is behind the chook house for a while but oh it is welcome when it finally comes back out again! c
For more than a dozen years a peacock pair lived next door. They were the perfect burglar alarm system. Hearing a strange voice they would sound the alarm. Even a non regular sound would set them off. And when Mister dropped his glory I would gather and save them. I now have two umbrella stands filled with these gorgeous bouquets. I always pay close attention to photographs of the Duke. But then Celi I am always inside your photographs. Spending time in your wonderful world. Virginia
Lovely girl. Thank you. Yesterday Sid caught a naughty chicken who then proceeded to squawk her head off as he carried her back to the hen house. Three peacocks flew at him from two different areas of the farm. They did not like the noise at all and literally flew in to see what the ruckus us all about.
Hi C! Bobby looks happy and fluffy.
I had a dream about peacocks last night, Celi! Truly! I might have been thinking about Kupa. I will miss his tail feathers, too, but I hope you were able to collect them. And I’m so glad the chosen view, which wasn’t my first choice, will have sunsets! I didn’t know the direction or I’d have chosen that in the first place. My favorite sky of all…sunsets! 🙂 D
What were the peacocks doing in your dream? c
The Duke is absolutely beautiful and I am happy to hear about Bobby Blanc. I am looking forward to the coming views and temps! Just stay warm this winter!
I will do my best to stay warm that is for sure! morning chris.. c
It must be hard to miss the beach, but you have the lovely Daisy to look at instead !
That pix with Kupa has the most beautiful textures in it. Do love the treehouse! great place to read and write?(as if there’s extra time) Still mild here: 62 to 85, but some leaves turning early. Winter ducks are arriving.
A yellow magnolia bloom? (can’t wait for spring for that) The ones here are white and very smelly…My mother loved them and would load the back car window on the way home from the farm where they would bake in the sun and heat behind my head for 3-4 hours…not my favorite fragrance now.
Hope some rain appears for you
Isn’t it funny how a fragrance can be a wonderful memory or sometimes NOT a lovely memory. Scent is so powerful.. c
What a well-appointed little flock! It has its own paddock and sheepdog. (I know the sheepdog is really a camera hog but acknowledging that ruins the pastoral scene.) Probably a good thing that Kupa loses his tail feathers now. They would only be a drag in the snow to come.
Permit me to feed your obsession a little bit. These next couple day will be more of the same, with rain entering the picture later in the week. Saturday, our high may not even reach 50˚, though you may be a little higher in the South. Like it or not, we’re inching our way into Winter.
FIFTY!!! John that is awful. We need to scurry about and get more wood in the Wendy house.. i am not ready! it is too early to light the fire.. c
You think that’s bad? I just saw a Nat’l weather report. It is snowing in Montana and that storm is heading for Minnesota. That is way too close for comfort. I am so not ready for this. ;(
Okay, so I’ve missed quite a bit going on here I see. Been out of town for a little camping/birthday trip for 5 days and look what happens? A contest, new views, new camera, an injury and Kupa losing tail feathers! I’m going back in time to see what else…but gosh! We’re having the same temps as you, but just had many inches of lovely rain Sunday and yesterday…love the cool nights, but not the short days. Hope today has been lovely for you!
The nights are lovely and why am i surprised when the days get dark so much earlier, i mean this happens every year!! c
Ha, ha! I just said that very same thing last night as we sat on the deck and it was getting dark at 7 p.m. (Eastern)! It is October after all! 🙂
It’s good to see Bobby Blanc outside again. It’s amazing what a day or two of rest does for the body, ours included. I didn’t know peacocks lost their tail feathers for the winter. You are always teaching me something new. I love following you around the farmy.
morning Patti, I love having you aboard! c
We’re back to the old grind as they say, now I’m just trying to catch up with reading. The view selected is lovely and I think it’s the one I chose but I can’t remember where or when! I have a similar thermonitor right outside my living room window.
Good that Bobby Blanc is well. Heat wave here — I went swimming in the Berkeley Marina today and had a Coke float — top two things to do when it is hot.
Swimming! well you are warm.. or hot rather.. morning sharyn c