I decided not to post a page this morning. Then after the milking and after I had started a new cheese, my daughter called from hot, hot Melbourne and said ..
I am waiting. I have been checking and checking. Where is todays post? I want to read it before I go out.
What time is it, I said.
Midnight.
Midnight. Oh. Well, there is nothing to see. I took a few shots yesterday, I said, but they are all so deadly dull.
We want to see the dull too, she said. 
And how will all your people really know what it is like if you hide the dull from them? Chimed in Our John.
You are not supposed to be listening to other peoples phone calls. I said. He went back to his paper.
I thought men could not hear a thing when they were reading the paper, my daughter whispered in my ear.
Hmm, I said. 
So here you are. But you do see what I mean. 
The only change I have today is that it is windy as well.
My daughter told me a story about some people in Aussie who, to escape the bush fires, evacuated themselves down to a beach. There they discovered that they were sharing their beach with a large number of kangaroos who had also designated the shore as a meeting point in case of fire.
Have a lovely day. And welcome back to work New Zealand. I am off to check and see if the cheese has set.
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
78 responses to “Move along, Move along, Nothing to see Here.”
Aha; so even YOU have days like that, Celi. But I agree with John; in order for your readers to get a true picture of life on the farmy we have to see the blah side as well. It makes your upbeat attitude even more remarkable.
AND spring will be even more magnificent! c
I did not think it looked blah at all and it probably cooled your daughter off just seeing those snappies!
all the aussies want come and roll in my snow!!
I am sure that they do!!!! They wouldn’t know what to do with it!!!
Dull as dishwater…but that’s part of life, no matter where you are. And I’ll take dull over cranky any time… 😉
VERY good point!! c
Morning Celi dear! 🙂 The pics are still beautiful!
Morning Missy.. c
thank you C I was started to wonder? where is she?
I know, i was late in getting motivated this morning.. but the cheese is looking good.. c
Besides I worry about what has happened to you when you don’t appear. Love the bench picture – how can that be dull? Stay inside and keep warm. Laura
I don’t think the photos are blah. I love the stark contrasts. The colors of winter are different from the colors of summer. I really like the photo with the bench. I think the photos are great.
Stark being the operative word!! That is called a glider in this area, and it does indeed glide every which way when you sit on it. c
the winter pics are some of my favorites! i love the beauty of winter. it is easy to fall into the romance of flowers and green.
This is true, we search for beauty in the winter.. even if it is peacocks and guineas strung out in the fields, feeding on who knows what.. c
I like the bench photo, too, although I was wondering what it was — the inside of a couch perhaps. I don’t have snow to look at out my window, although we had fierce rain last night.
I would like some of your rain, but I believe I have said that many times before.. That is a very old glider, a swing chair, in the summer it is surrounded in flowers.. Morning darling! c
Not dull at all. Nuff said.
morning klaus, you must be almost finished that book by now?.. you were rocking along last time I checked.. c
Uh oh – that must have been a long time ago.
No, I’ve been a bad boy and hardly worked on it since the end of November. I’m hoping to finish it ’til April, but that means I have to start again. There are currently other priorities.
Hi Celi! Gosh, it seems as though you’ve got some serious pressure going, as we all look so forward to hearing from you daily, just like your beautiful daughter. You just have to let us know when you are taking a day off or two, so we don’t worry. 🙂 Have a fabulous Sunday! xo
I like the dull chair in the snow 😉
I’ve been hearing about the fires in Tasi, scary stuff, but sensible kangaroos. its grey here too …
Goodness, a man who can multi-task?!!! A rarity indeed!
Christine
So much for trying to have a day off! My friends and I talked just last night about blogging, my difficulties in getting off a post (I did finally manage to post a year in review on my blog after not posting since summer…) and about the many pleasures of visiting the blogs I subscribed to. These places do hold an important place in my reading life. I love them all, no matter how frequently they post, but yours is unusual in that most of us can’t manage to blog every day, or even once in awhile! How I admire your discipline. I likened my pleasure in the blogs to the old fashioned idea of a pen pal. My conclusion was that the life of mind is alive and well in the Universe, that ideas and intellect and sharing are still out there, just in a new form. We have come to depend on you in your dailiness, I’m afraid Celi. Daily blogging is a tremendous feat, and you’ve set up the expectation that your posts will show up in our mailboxes which you have, pretty much without fail every day for what, going on two years now? It has always amazed me how you and your camera always find something to share, and today’s post and comments so far prove that dullness is definitely in the eye of the beholder. (I, too, love the wintry landscapes and mostly, the bench…) I have to admit how much I am addicted to the small, daily pleasure of finding your photos, stories, recipes, observations and always thoughtful words in my mailbox. As I explained to my friends, aside from the commonalities we share in farming and sustainability which drew me in here in the first place, I have, in the process of reading your words, and seeing your photos, come to know you a little better. I care about you and your farmy, and count you among my many friends, even though we have never physically met, as much, if not more, than if you lived next door! Heck, I don’t even have this much of a relationship with the folks who really do live next door! For me, this little miracle that you humbly perform every day encapsulates the beauty, the draw, and much of the positive that the World Wide Web brings to the world. I would totally understand if you cut back, or even (God forbid) stopped doing this, but the world would be an emptier, much duller, place. Just saying’…
Agreed!! Very well said!