The first day of 2014. I have a good feeling. The sun rose white and cold into the blue sky on the last day of 2013. There was even a little snow. I still love snow. 
I hope I don’t jinx it but things have been quietly, quiet and deeply, blissfully uneventful around here for some days now. Quick – Knock on Wood! And watch out for leprechauns, if they hear a knocking they might come a running. Now pull your right ear quickly so only the good spirits hear. But only if you can’t find any salt to throw over your shoulder (watch out for the guy behind you!) Salt is best! But it is quietly wonderful to have life on the farmy ticking along gently. For the time being. The being of time.
But so cold that everyone is keeping to the barn. No photos of any animals and I did not take the camera on Sheila’s walk. I shall seek them all out and do a walkabout shoot tomorrow for you, if the weather co-operates. We need to start the year right. No collection of favourite shots this year. I know that retrospectives are terribly popular but .. well you know.. not for us this year, I am sure you agree, we would all be bawling!
You and I will keep our heads up and watching forward. Yesterday I drove all over everywhere and picked up pig buckets and visited, and bought feed and went to my little Italian supermarket for the first time this month and the last time this year. Then home again to chores in the dusk.
Walks in the sunset.
Yesterday. We had a high of 15F (-9C). I am not even going to discuss the 1/2F (-17) I worked in yesterday morning. This new weather station might be a little bit too accurate. I am sure i feel colder if i know how cold I am. But we do not have the deep deep cold that some people are having. I also wonder why John’s ancestors settled here. How did they even survive. (Does a rhetorical question have a question mark?) Did the wheel fall off their wagon? (rhetorical again).
I hope you all have a wonderful first (or second) day of 2014.
Your friend on the farmy,
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
71 responses to “How wonderful ..”
Beautiful magical light – and we’re all about lookinf forward this year too 🙂 Backwards into 2013 was not such a good one….this year will be better, we’re feeling positive!
Your photos totally capture the bracing beauty of winter. I am grateful that you have these in your archive. I can never quite put words on how necessary this harsh season is for me. I wouldn’t do well in one of those places that had the same temperature year round. Am having a technical problem with your next post, however. Sadly, can’t seem to see it. Anyone else having this problem?
I wonder if Celi’s power went out? It’s not like her not to post in the morning. I hope her and the farmy are safe, sound and warm!