Working in the barn yesterday I heard a rustling and looked out the door. This is what I saw.
“Kupa.” I said. “How are you darling?” 
“Have you seen Tui or Pania?” he asked, in his polite peacock voice. “I have lost my wives.” 
“Oh, honey.” I said. “I think they are way out in the field.” Kupa looked out across the prairies. It seemed to far.
Minty bleated from in the barn wondering aloud why the camo kittens would not play with her.
She put on her best smile but they didn’t notice.
” Can I play with you then, miss c?” asked Minty in her soft wooly voice. 
“Sure you can Minty, and bring Meadow out with you. Be good though, no headbutting the piggies.” 
“The Duke of Kupa is at it again,” says Daisy. One can only describe her voice as laconic. Even a trifle bored. Almost Owlish.
“Kupa honey, the girls are not here. You are very pretty though.” . 
“I don’t think you are supposed to call a Duke pretty, miss c.” he said.
“Oh, sorry Duke of Kupa, your Esteemed Splendidness. You are very handsome in a colourful flamboyant kind of way.”
” Thank you. I do believe you are right. OH! I got one, miss c, I got one!” 
“Kupa, that is a rooster honey. And it is running away. You’re scaring the others. Put the feathers away now, sweetheart. Go find your wives. It’s almost dinnertime.” 
OK, says Kupa. Then pauses but he has nothing more to add. He folds his feathers in order and packs them neatly back into a tail and off he strolls. Attempting nonchalance. Lou Lou the ginger kitten wacks the longest trailing feathers with his tiny tiny paw, but Kupa does not notice. Or maybe he does and chooses not to let on. He has his dignity to maintain you know.
Good morning. We have children coming out today for a Farmy Field Trip so everyone is all aflutter with the excitement of it all. It is cold and was meant to snow but didn’t. Maybe it is too cold to snow. Ah well. Maybe next time.
I hope you all have a lovely Friday/Saturday.
celi
c
The Kitchen's Garden 
56 responses to ““Have you seen my wives?” says The Duke.”
Aren’t peacock incredible looking birds???
Kupa’s looking amazing – you’d think his wives would be following him around with that plumage… I suppose they are just not ready yet 😉
looks like the coop is going up well tell the kiwi builder it it looks great and tell Kupa to keep tabs on those women of his; (you know how they love to go shopping) 🙂 how he deals with more than just one is amazing. saints
Haha – I love your Kupa!
What beautiful birds the peacock is… and what great photos you took of him… the house is coming along nicely… very impressive…
I was wondering if the Duke could display that glorious trailing tail. Wow, what a show. Why aren’t those silly Peahens totally smitten by him? Good luck for the kids Farmy day – they probably won’t want to leave 🙂 Laura
Oh than you, Celie, for all those lovely pictures of His Esteemed loveliness. I’m print out for Jock to start sewing. I hope the wives turn up – it looks as though he’s feeling very randy!
My keyboard skills are deserting me and leaving off letters, usually the letter h. But you get the drift!
A truly lovely post, c. Good morning to you, and the farmy.
Oh look at him, Kupa was primping for you and the girls!
Kupa is magnificent!
Oh Kupa, you are one incredibly handsome peacock!
Have a happy weekend Celia.
🙂 Mandy xo
Who could resist the Duke of Kupa?? This little tale was like tea and toast — brought a smile to my face instantly.
I just love your farmy stories C. Minty is my favourite. Do nice of Kupa to show us his splendor.
You know the old map I started painting on in December? Well, it has taken on a life of its own and suddenly there were magpies, a barn owl and a robin fluttering around on it and then I thought I would paint a pheasant but wasn’t sure of the feathers. Over Christmas there are so many pheasant hunts in the fields and the guns keep pop, pop, popping all day. Then I had a thought and phoned Barry the games keeper and said, “Barry, what do you do with the feathers?” The result is a bag full of feathers for me to paint from. I love these photos of Kupa and I can see the feather structures so well. I will copy a couple to use for reference, (since you already gave me permission, and you like me 🙂 ).
Oh absolutely I do like you and you have my everlasting permission to grab any image you like.. I love the colours of pheasants your painting is sounding beautiful, like it is actually developing a life of its own.. c
What a beautiful morning on the Farmy! I mean, with that drop dead gorgeous Duke poncing around looking for his women, almost everything might have looked a little drab but Mint’s doleful expression shook my heart! How beautiful she looks in her fine wooly coat! 🙂