I know some of you are expecting snow but we had hours and hours of rain yesterday and OH it was glorious.
Quiet, firm and even heavy at times. All the animals stood out in it.
I was milking an unrepentant, dripping wet cow.
The fields are waterlogged. The troughs are overflowing. 
Just lovely. Though I cannot stand the waterbarrels back up to save any as it is due to freeze again tomorrow. However, that water is soaking into our wonderful earth and will wait in there.
Of course this morning is windy and cold again but I will not be downhearted. Spring will come one day. It has to. And every little drop of rain that we store in the ground will contribute to grass growth. Though looking at the dead fields it is hard to imagine it all covered in clover and grass and alfalfa. But spring will come in a while.
Good morning. Yesterday the children and I milked the cow and gathered some eggs and made baked custard for lunch. They were thrilled. Today we are off to the junk yard again to look for glass for John’s recycled glass house soon to be built adjacent to the Coupe. Won’t that be a fine thing!
Have a lovely day.
celi
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The Kitchen's Garden 
73 responses to “Rain. Rain falling with a relieved sigh.”
Ah, the long awaited greenhouse…..how wonderful! Jude just posted a recipe for fresh strawberry ice cream……….looks gorgeous. Thank you for the kefir advice; I obviously need to divide now with the amount of grains that have grown. I find this hot humid weather all my fermenting projects mature in record time; I was thinking of using my kefir to make Celia’s buttermilk scones…….
that is an excellent idea, evidently it is a great buttermilk supplement.. I will do that too .. and the borscht!.. remember to only drink a tiny bit, only gradually grow up to a cup a day, it will start a war with the enzymes in your gut otherwise, it needs to go to work gently, or you will get a sore belly.. c
So glad I’ve just read your reply, I was thinking of having some in a smoothie……….certainly don’t want a war in my gut!
Oh C, wish you were closer!
I started freezing 500ml lots of kefir today, just so much more than I can deal with…..and grains, grains everywhere.
oops!!.. maybe you should find a dark cool cupboard, it is best kept out of light, but I would be tempted to get yours cool too, you have a very active strain.. mine is still quite sluggish.. c
I became desperate and put it to sleep in the wine fridge at 14C……..settled down now. I’ll try and find out is origins tomorrow.
I can just imagine how you feel about that soaking rain but am surprised all the animals moved out and enjoyed it too! One Q if you find the time: I am still trying to figure out how far you are from your nearest neighbours and/or township. Today – second photo down looking at the fields there is a rather big shadowy collection of buildings or trees or both on the left :township or another farmy?
no it is a farm.. my daughter calls the farms little villages.. the nearest village is.. 6 miles.. actually you could put 6 miles to one, 10 to another, maybe 7 or 8 to another. This area is dotted in tiny settlements similar to europe except in the midwest they did not have enough time to establish, so they are dying as fast as they rose.. so sad.. c
Thanks! Got a better viewpoint now. Oddly enough I am in a similar situation: 8-9 Km to the next two in a triangular form to us. I too thought I would feel sad and mine would slowly die, but Sydney has grown so fast and become SO expensive, all of our little [English or European] villages are growing at the rate of knots: great as far as shops go 🙂 !
maybe that will happen here too, I do hope so.. at the moment we are desperately trying to hold on to our little rural P.O.s. the govt is determined to get rid of them .. it is such a shame.. and makes no sense at all.. without a Post Office or a store or a pub; towns quickly die.. c
The top photo is wonderful! Living as we do with a creek that must be driven through, rain is sometimes an enemy (especially if you’re on the wrong side of where you want to be). But if it means that spring is coming, then I’m all for it!
Yesterday Chicago had mostly rain, but I would really love to see some snow stick around. I like your water droplets photo!
The recycled glass house sounds intriguing. 😀
Glorious rain!
LOVE your last shot.
🙂 Mandy xo
I can feel the wetness from here! Such blessed rain, such a gift for the earth. Here, it is still summer-dry and I am carrying buckets of water up to the garden at the bach yet again. But the plants are surviving. Those kids are so lucky, and it must be so satisfying showing them how to live from the land.
I think it is more important now than ever before that kids really learn how to grow their own food and make really informed food choices, there is so much bad food out there, fresh really is best! c
Blessed, cleansing, refreshing rain!
Celia, I don’t comment as often as I think to 😉
LOVE that first image!!
We’ve gotten torrential rains beating on our old metal roof most every evening, these days. Just love the sound, the energy of RAIN.
Hugs to you!