We have watched Nanny Boo for a year now, raise Marmalade, then help her raise her six kittens. And this shot says it all. This surely is the penultimate image of Nanny Boo aka The Dog-Father and his brood. 
I had to stand on a chair to take this shot. And it is complete with Boo’s ‘dragon” (every toy has a name) abandoned to sleep. This is the one. Do you think? I will put it into the 2015 calendar file. 
Lulu seldom comes up to the house. but as the cold begins to makes itself known she is also visiting more often. Though we did have a little sunshine yesterday and the temperatures rose well above freezing so the last of the pumpkins have been fed out to the cows and steers.
Queenie’s Bobby is sporting a wee mustache. We will not comment.
Sheila ate so much yesterday at Zia’s birthday party that she spent the afternoon sleeping in her day bed.
Elsie.
Once again the kune kune kingdom found themselves on the wrong side of the tracks. They scream to be returned to their rightful field instead of going back the way they came. Naughty piggies. Elsie watches them with a slightly bemused expression on her face which is better than stomping on them I suppose.
They just want to be where their food is.
It was warm enough yesterday to get the Big Toys out and shovel some of the proverbial out of the cow’s sleeping area. I had help from California yesterday, A Fellow Fellowship member come to stay in the Coop for a Thanksgiving treat. So we insulated the bee hive with straw (too late to get them into the root cellar – but if they survive this winter Ron I will train them to live in there for next winter), trimmed the beak on The Son of Neanderthol man, (another job I cannot do alone) and shifted the sheep (it is much easier to shift sheep when I have a farm helper that they do not know).
And worked in the West Barn right into the last of the light.
Good morning. It is amazing how much work you can do when the temperatures are above freezing.
I hope you all have a lovely day.
Love your friend on the farm,
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
42 responses to “The one”
Shall look forward to the next calendar after this one. I have not got mine yet , was it posted
Well done!
Long may this ‘warm’ spell last. I just love that woolly faced Bobby, even with his moustache 🙂 I think Marmy and Boo should remain the designated supplier of Farmy Kitties, you are keeping some aren’t you? Great calendar pic, quite liked the last one from yesterday too. Laura
Love the family photo of Dog Father! And most certainly a picture for the calendar.
November has been such a cold month here, I was tempted on many occasions to put the extra straw in the chicken coop. But I know it will get even colder going forward, and days like the next couple, which are supposed to be in the 50’s, will make it too warm in there. So holding off. Getting 3 or 4 (sometimes 5) eggs per day from my 10 hens, so they must be feeling ok. Wish I could say the same for me – never know what the heck to wear each day, as I pile on the layers in the mornings (I hate wearing clothes) take them off in the afternoons and pile them back on in the evening.
That photo of Sheila needs to be captioned “Where’s me ‘at? I know I ‘ad a nice ‘at yesterday…”
Yes, indeed, that is the Nanny Boo photo for the calendar. Lovely.
Nanny Boo is a very special dog! The photos of Elsie and the Bobby are also wonderful. What great faces!
Wonderful family photo! Is there something in Boo’s breed that makes him the perfect nanny I wonder?
Christine
Perfect picture of Boo and his family. It is beautiful. Tima looks like she has grown alot, she looks much bigger.
she is growing, and not overfed either, they are definitely lard pigs..c
I hope you get some more nice days before the winter sets in 🙂
Ooh I did enjoy those pictures. Everyone looks fit, healthy and happy. Thank you Celie.
ViV xox
Received my calendar yesterday! It was such fun explaining to my daughter why I was receiving a package from Illinois, plus detailing who all the farm animals are with some of their back stories. Sheila now has a place in my office and is quite comfortable I must say…
And yes…the Dogfather must go into the next calendar 🙂
Good morning, c! Lovely photos, as usual, but I’m partial to the last one. Spectacular.
beautiful
Best. picture. ever.