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”
I’m MMMMELLLLLTING!!!! So many fabulous photos today, darling C! And yes, that shot of the napping crew is about as good as it can get! 😀
❤ What a huggable gang you have on the farmy. xoxo! K
Did you ever notice his chest is almost an exact replica of his face?!
Wow. I will look again.. c
At least in that first pic it sure looks that way! xoxo
Work is much more enjoyable above freezing, and there’s freedom of movement without all the layers, allowing more to get done. That is a great calendar picture!
Several years ago we had a small farm in Quebec, Canada – not too far from Quebec City. I enjoyed reading this so very much. I love both the photos and what you say about them!
thank you cecile and welcome to the comments lounge.. c