Yesterday was a study in getting stuck in the mud. I squelched my way through fields with my arms out like wings trying to keep my balance. The ground underneath is still frozen so in some areas the melting soil is like a slurry on top of ice, in others it is deep cold muck from the heavy feet of moving animals. That kind of mud sucks in your gumboot and keeps it while you lurch forward unaware.
Plus it rained on and off all day which is very welcome, even if it adds to the murky muck. No-one is allowed to step foot in the big fields, they are soaking up all this moisture untouched.
My computer seems to want to reposition my images to suit itself and I don’t have time to fight it in the morning. So bear with me.
The Shush Sisters only had a short time in their mud hole before the cold rain began. Then they stood at the gate and squealed at the barn until I came out and let them back in. Once they were back in their newly cleaned pigsty they hurled themselves into the straw and said maybe tomorrow miss c, today is a bit too wet even for piggies. Especially pregnant piggies, grunted Charlotte.
Good morning. Daylight saving has come so early this year that it is pitch black again when we get up, which feels like a step backwards. I don’t milk Daisy until dawn so her morning schedule only slowly changes. The lambs have their last feed at 8pm from now on so I was in bed early and that long sleep was a great relief. Running a farm full of different animals makes your life fluid and changeable. Malleable I suppose the word is.
I hope you all have a lovely day. The sky is just beginning to lighten so out I go into the mucky murk or is it the murky muck.
celi
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66 responses to “The Mucky Murk or is it The Murky Muck”
Whatever you call it, it’s messy! Hope you don’t take an accidental tumble in that muck!
Horrible thought! c
We’re starting to thaw and started tapping our maple trees this weekend and plan to cook it off next weekend. I’ve just about given up on keeping the mud out of the house. I think we’re all ready for spring to stay and winter to go away!!
Maple syrup, I would love to see that process.. hopefully you get some shots for your blog!.. morning rita.. c
I like your daylight saving, it means that I get to read your morning post before I go to bed, usually I am in bed before you post and then am too late to comment because by the time I am back from work and reading you are in bed, also if I am quick I may be 1st up.
Hope so, ni night! c
They tell me that a good mud pack on the face is good for the skin… so if you trip and fall… make it worthwhile… love the updates.. and the pigs want in.. then the weather is really poorly…
or my pigs are spoilt!! morning.. c
Queenie is looking quiet lovely today, whats with those huge logs in the yard? Not seasoned enough to burn? I like your daylight savings, means I get to read and comment before bed.
Morning sally, no those huge logs came from a tree someone took down in the autumn, so they are for next winter, which is good!! I don’t mind wearing my hattie to bed! c
Those photos made me shiver from cold … until I looked out my window and realised that it’s snowing here with an accumulation so far of 7cm, and it’s supposed to continue until tomorrow, at which point I had great empathy with you and the farmy. Stay warm, c. I’ll try to do the same.
That snow will not give up, though we are getting rain on and off it is not too cold.. c
yucky..it looks a bit mucky!
a poet!! good morning.. c
It’s warmed up in Toronto too, which is quite welcome; yesterday we enjoyed 12°C with sunshine, but today is just slightly cooler with overcast and rain. We do the daylight savings too, and it’s quite depressing getting up in the dark. I have to run around the house turning all the lights on full blast otherwise if I don’t get strong light in my eyes I can’t fully wake up. I love the portrait shots of your lovelies!
morning eva, it does feel like a step back, but hopefully dawn will catch up with us soon.. c
Your fields are saturated … I may have chickened out and kept the barn occupied another week or two 🙂 Love the picture of the coming/going footprints, oh and Hairy Maclairy of course 🙂 Laura
I know, but there is no going back, washing daisy every morning is quite the task at the moment!! but ah well, better mud than poo.. c
Up here, we call it Mud Season. Now that our ground frost has broken, there’s nothing to stop it from sucking your boots right off your feet, or turning a tractor into a lawn ornament…No sense bathing the dog – he’ll be filthy again in 15 minutes.
All that lovely, lovely moisture, though…makes it all worth it!
the dog thing is awful, I just make him sit outside until he is at least dry but his bed looks dreadful.. and he is so forlorn .. c
I keep hoping for an update on Mia. I can’t tell the sheep apart and so don’t know who is the last photograph.
Oh I am sorry honey, Mia is settled and out with the others, she is the larger of the three but they are hard to tell apart in a photo.. but she seems to have recovered and is starting to fight for her share of the hay now.. c
oh and that last shot was Mama, you can always tell her because of her up and down ears.. c
Oh God, those beautiful muddy animals with their stoic faces. I do love them. Thank God for seasons, right? Just when you can’t take it annnnnyyyy more…
I know.. this feels like the longest winter! c
Those pigs are very smart 😉
smarter than cows that is for sure.. c
I bet they give TonTon a run for his money!
Seeing TonTon is why I don’t rush back to Michigan when the snows melt. The road in front of Zia’s isn’t paved and will be a mess until May. Max is a bit of a mud magnet and every walk concludes with me trying to get him clean enough to re-enter the house. In Summer I hose him down but it’s too cold for that yet. Things would be so much easier if they made canine wellies.
Have a good Monday, Celi.
I know exactly what you mean. Ton is a problem child on rainy days! c
It’s frustrating when photos and text won’t cooperate. It may be murky or mucky, but the faces are delightful.
morning patti! c