Floods in the Fields

This is why I have water in the basement. Our little house looks like it is on an island.

But that is a field of corn under water. The farmer who rents this field will have to replant but for the moment no tractor can get near this muddy field. 

Meadow has decided that the grass IS greener on the other side. But it’s not.

Good morning Charlotte. Good morning, The Fellowship. Charlotte and I are wondering when is the best time to put her in pen by herself, to prepare for the birth. Her date is the 17th of June. What do you think? A week before?

The dogs get dirty during the day, especially Ton, so I have a big tub  filled with water under the tree for them to jump in and out of.  Farm dogs get pretty smelly.

The Coupe. The floor has arrived and is sitting in a pile on our dining area floor. I am definitely reaching the stage of feeling crowded by stuff and slightly fraught with the building but we are into the home strait now. And one man building a little house with such care and precision takes a while. However the floor men come back Monday to lay the oak floors and the timber has arrived for the trim so my cabinet maker friend has begun to make the screen doors to begin.  And the covered porch has its floor already so we are getting there.  And so far the cost is a little more than a year in a retirement home. So we are on track. Just desperate to get into it really.

Dear Jo, is your dress as orange as this poppy?

Neville’s Garden. I love deep borders.

Good morning. Both bee hives are doing very well now. It is possible that they are ready for more room to grow into.  Today, if the weather stays fine,  I shall prepare two supers then suit up and investigate. If they have covered the majority of their frames with honey and brood then I shall give them another story and pat their little furry heads (metaphorically) with delight.

Giraffe has taken over the surrogate pea egg mother chores. Because she is too old I had left her to babysit the peahen eggs for a short while until I got The Cuckoo settled in the little chook pen but The Cuckoo has not come up to standard and broke the chicken eggs I placed under her in preparation as she paced in there. So that was not a good idea.  But Giraffe is still patiently sitting on her very large eggs. So we will just leave her be for a while and see how she goes.  But she is in one of the laying boxes in the middle of a big chook house.  The biggest problem is keeping other chickens out of her box. And what to do at hatching, the crowded chook house is no place for a little chick, they will have to be put into a wee run immediately, with Giraffe, or straight under lights. I am not sure yet. You and I are kind of playing this one by ear!

Walk time yesterday afternoon was all about keeping the dogs out of the mud.

But they both went in the bath voluntarily when we got home anyway.

I am collecting more Back Door Step pics and will show you another page on the weekend, and maybe for a few weekends after that so you are not too late if you are still thinking about sending a shot.

I hope you all have a lovely day! Looking out the window it seems that we may get  little more sun today.. Excellent. Time for me to get to work.

Your friend, celi.