Sheila was napping in the newly filled wallow. I was afraid she might drown.
So I gave her a brick and she wedged her head in behind it and went fast asleep. Not Poppy though. Poppy is never still for long.
Our opportunist hay cutting gave us 41 bales of perfect hay. How many is that now? I have lost count. It is already loaded into the barn. Thank goodness for the Clatter Box. Winching hay up one by one was torturous, the little hay escalator is one of my favourite things in the summer.
Daisy’s cow bells. Only being rung once a day now. We are settling into our once a day routine.
Egoli.
My neighbour came to visit and brought treats for the animals. 
And at last the tomatoes are starting to ripen. Big beautiful red tomatoes. Soon I will begin to make the sauce. 
Tima loves to sleep with Boo. Boo loves to sleep.
I hope you have a lovely day.
Your friend on the farmy
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
51 responses to “Hippo – Piggo- Mus”
Those hippo – piggo – mi look so happy! Great tomatoes – I bet they taste good 😉
Ha ha ha!! I love these piggy photos! What contentedness. I wonder what that pig wallow must feel like. I played mud volleyball at a small town festival in Nebraska (in my younger days) and I have to admit that gloppy slop felt pretty darned good! The shot of Tima and Boo is my favorite. Bliss.
My tomatoes are starting to ripen too. have some real big ones. In fact i have had to take them off the vine before fully ripe as they are weighing everything down, and then finish ripening them on my deck. Hope to start on the sauces and everything else tomato in the next couple of days.
Sam is off to the animal hospital tomorrow for surgery. Wish the butterflies in my stomach would stop churning over this! I worry so much for him!
Just love your photo of the ‘wallow’ !!
I wish you and Sam good luck. I wish I knew exactly who Sam is, though it is enough to know he is someone you love..As I said to the Recycler, the Fellowship have so many animals, it’s hard to keep track of them.
My darling you need to relax, poor Old Sam will be getting the jitters from you.. they can either fix it or not, you will need to wait and see. That dog is having such a hard time of it.. maybe this will be the procedure that tips the scales in his favour.. sending lots of healing and loving thoughts to all three of you.. c
Sam is my Border Collie. And my very best friend!
Thank you for your good wishes.
Great hippo-pig-mi photos, smiled to see Egoli today. I had to put my Paddy down on Sunday ….. I have been reading, just too sad at the moment. Laura
So sorry for your loss! Sending big hugs!!
Thanks, fingers crossed for you and Sam tomorrow. Laura
Thank You
I’m very sorry for your loss too. I’d like to know who Paddy was. It’s hard for us in the Fellowship to know all the animals and their care takers, but I do know it’s the hardest thing in the world to put our beloved creatures down. Still, we know in our hearts it’s for the best.
M husband 🙂 🙂 Paddy was my beloved 13.5rd old Weimaraner dog, my best friend. Laura
I’m sad for you too, and my thoughts are with you. It’s a terrible thing to lose your best friend.
sad to lose such a good dog.. 13 is a long time. poor old you.. i do feel sad for you.. c
Oh Laura how miserable, and I do remember that you named Egoli, so we do have a cat connection, sad and kind of wonderful that it was Paddys time and he was able to go peacefully with you there… it is hard to out live a pet, but the other way around would be worse.. bet he had a wonderful life with you.. c
I’m like Boo and Tima! (in size and in sleep-obsession)
Have a good day.
Vx
When you think about it: Some women pay €/£/$’s for mud baths while your animals enjoy the luxury for free! I can smell and my tastebuds are drooling in overdrive at the sight of that tomato. Happy sauce making!
Those muddy pigs are VERY inspiring, if you know what I mean. And Tima is happy as a pig in mud even if she’s in your kitchen. I believe the word for that smile of hears is beatific.
Oh, and YAY for the tomato!!! Nothing like that taste…
How funny, the same blissful smile on the faces of Boo and Tima, flat out and snoozing on the wooden floor.
That must be the biggest tomato I’ve ever seen. Bet it smells lush.
My tomatoes are just starting to ripen now too…isn’t it glorious!! Good Job!! Did you fill that wallow with the hose, or did you get a bunch of rain? Those are two happy piggies!!
I fill it up with the hose when I fill the water barrels, they have a clean wallow every day or poppy ends up coated in thick mud.. c
Sugary donuts for the animals? Goodness me. Good morning, c!
Isn’t it funny how some animals have a natural smile on their face? Pigs, when content, seem to have the corners turned up ever so slightly. 🙂
C, do you have a favourite tomato chutney recipe……I need to make some! the wild tomatoes are fruiting madly.
Perhaps Daisy could ‘do’ a cookbook for us – with pictures please?? XO
My (late-start) bucket tomatoes have only reached the blossom stage. Perhaps I’ll have some by the end of the month, or September’s heat will ripen them.