Someone left the Calf out in the Rain

Early, early morning just after the milking and Queenie and I were slogging through the mud to get to the gate to open it for Daisy.  The rain is very welcome. The muck and mud; not so welcome.

Mia was not feeling photogenic when we were doing the Farmy Walk the other day so here she is stoically standing in the rain chewing her cud.

After the  milking I prepared breakfast for the Shush Sisters (warm milk, eggs, soaked beet shreds and a little corn) then let them out and they followed me to the Rat House paddock that they are turning over for John. (They will start on the vege gardens tomorrow). Then I went back to the barn and led the Bobby Blanc out to his little field so he could gallop about and chase the chickens all day. 

Well once I had got back inside the rain started again.  It pelted down, poured and poured over their little bodies. I let them all be for a while then it just got heavier and more persistent and I took pity on their little faces (all turned to the kitchen door, beseechingly) and did it all backwards, returning them to the dry barn. The big animals  stayed out in the rain, especially Daisy who needed a good wash. After all she is a cow. But poor little Bobby Blanc is just a baby and was saturated. Have you ever seen a pig shake itself like a dog? Funny.

Misky said to me the other day that it was a grey day where she was, so she  decided to dress in red.  It was a grey day here yesterday too and so I am considering dressing in orange because I opened a package from Celia  at Fig Jam and Cordial . Just by commenting on her site one day I won these spectacular  orange Welding Gloves.   Maybe I will take up welding again.   Or use them as oven mitts. Thank you so much  Celia. These are brilliant. And also, look at Mama’s wool. Spun by Sara at Punkins Patch.  Finally home, awaiting my crochet hook and the heads of little babies. In all my life I never imagined I would find such joy and so many good people in the Weblog World.

Here you can see, just to your left of the steps, where I stand to take the shot of the Daily View.  I had better cut some of those plants back from the path. We are having a growth spurt with all this warm rain. 

The Daily View. 

And warm again. Rumour has it that is will be very warm today with sun. Nice. 

Good morning. We had another meeting with the Kiwi Builder last night. Making decisions about rooflines and cladding and how to build a structure that uses sun to heat in the winter and the eaves at just the right angle and width to shade the windows for the summer.  Tall, tall church windows in a tiny space to give the illusion of height and open space.   The soaring ceiling and loft. Such fun. The next stage may not be so fun as soon we will get a number and then we will have to get serious.

You all have a lovely day.

celi

On this day a year ago. The baddest of the bads.  Humour.

And look… there was a little sunset peeking around the corner of the rat house last night.