This is what is happening in the fields, the sun is greening the ground. Waving its brushy wand. Its hard earned water colours. Colouring at last. I am tired. In fact i am feeling deeply tired. Don’t worry though, it is just an adjustment period. A step, step peck.
Daisy has presented with The Mastitis. So I have begun to fight this shit of a chronic infection again.
I have done a season with her and the mastitis already. We have a regime in place where I live and work with a cow who is prone to infection. My objective is to keep her healthy and milking and I am looking for another heifer to eventually replace her as the house cow and Daisy will go out to pasture as a breeding cow. But this will take a few years.
Anyway. Good morning.
I hope you find some loveliness today.
Your friend on the farmy
celi
c
The Kitchen's Garden 
50 responses to “Sun-green”
Oh no, not again, sorry to hear about Daisy’s mastitis. Sending healing thoughts
🙂 Mandy xo
Of course, I have a soft spot for Sheila and seeing her with Poppy makes me so happy. They look so content and comfortable with each other. Take it easy, if you know how.
I’m so sorry for this major setback. No wonder you’re fed up. You do your absolute damnedest and still it isn’t working. This sounds like a real wash basket of a day for you,Cecilia. A real bummer. And when you’re exhausted as you certainly are, things look pretty damn black. Rest as the Fellowship has/have suggested. REST! Pretty please, with sugar on top?
Mastitis is no fun, for either of you. Daisy looks pretty in her photos, she knows you will take good care of her. I wish we could take care of you and let you sleep for a day or two.
It’s amazing how quickly green returns, even my lilac has buds sprouting. There wasn’t any green around here at all last weekend. Sorry to read about Daisy, Celi. I think we all had hoped you had it licked this year. Sure would have been nice if she had delivered a little heifer this year. Fingers crossed for next year. We weren’t supposed to get rain until tonight but I think they were wrong. It’s getting pretty dark outside. Looks like I’ll be working indoors today. Hope you have a good Saturday, Celi, with a chance to relax a bit. I know. Easier said than done.
Sometimes a ewe would get mastitis and she would lose that half of her udder. Or it would never really go back to normal. I am sorry this happened again, especially after all your work to make it right. I can hear that you are wound down and weary. It has been a hard winter for you all. A person can only do so much. Time to recharge you batteries, Celi
Tough development for Daisy and you. Hang in there. I’ve always thought that it should be “Have a little nutty, THEN keep calm and carry on”.
Oh poor you – that’s why you’re tired, but the farmy needs you fit and well, so grab a rest when you can. And poor Daisy – mastitis is horribly painful, and I speak from experience.
Love,
ViV x
Poor Celi. If its not one thing its another. There never seems to be any let up. Well the sun shines and the grass is greener….positive thinking
I continue to be surprised that Shelia has taken so to the little piglet. Your photos show Shelia behaving like a mother instead of a babysitter to the little baby. Were you expecting this, or could it have gone a different way?
Remember the caution of the flight attendant that adults put on their own oxygen masks first before helping others. On a farm, it is hard to put yourself first since the work has to be done no matter how you feel, but try to add some special Celi-time to your week when possible.
Best wishes always.
It certainly could have gone the wrong way. I had a stick and a board when I released Poppy in with Sheila after their long getting to know you through the fence period. What amazes me is that Sheila will even share her food bowl with Poppy. Sheila and Charlotte could never eat together the fights were terrible.. It has worked out beautifully.. What a relief. c
Sheila probably knows full well that Poppy is no threat.
I hope you find a moment or two just for yourself today. You need to top up your tank.
I do indeed.. morning misky darling.. c
Good night, c.
ni ni misky darling.. c
Daisy, Daisy, find her an answer, do…
That is a real setback.
You need Boo to be like the one in the animated series Shaun the Sheep where the dog takes over from the famer and does all the chores when he is pooped!
imagine us as a giant pillow holding you up!
Oh, what a drag. I can feel your weariness. You’ve done all you could and now have to face the reality that Daisy is susceptible to this infection. But you’ve had to face things on the farm before, and you DO.
You regroup, you plan for the next step, and you get on with it. But for now, you need to gather some energy. I wish you rest and deep sleep. No-one ever said that farming was easy (did they?) Sending you waves of love and regeneration. Soon you will be greening again, like the grass. It’s inevitable.
No wonder you feel tired…you have been doing 25 things at once along with delivering babies, adopting babies, raising babies and minding a tiny, curious, energetic housepiggie…all this with only a sweet Nanny Boo to help you. I wouldn’t be tired….I’d be dead and buried by now!! 🙂 I say it’s time for a short lay-down and a glass of lovely cool wine………JMHO 🙂