Beautiful pictures today. I said to Our John through coughs and snorts and much blowing of the nose, (the best rags for a cold are chopped up old cotton nighties or T shirts. Very soft on the nose. I have a very diverse rag bag just for these kinds of things.)anyway I was saying to him that some times I can go a full month without one decent calendar- worthy shot. Today there are at least two. Can you guess which ones?
Marmalades kittens are eating very well ..
So I am keeping Marmalade outside for longer periods of time so we don’t get this..(see below) they are just too big and she is so small.. 
Though I get this at the door…
But it has to be done. They are old enough. And this little Mama is going in on Monday to have her tubes tied. I only planned for one litter. Cats come back into heat very fast. 
Tane and Tima are still waiting for cuddles and other treats.
They never give up on looking cute.
I know Tima.. you are the cutest.
Elsie eats half of what Daisy could chow down and will leave the hay to go into the field if it is offered. (Though the hay is all gone by the next day) Is that you Aunty Del?
Marmalade still gets to come inside though. For photo ops.
.. she is a good Mama.
Good morning. That haze is from the lens fogging up when the camera is brought back inside out of the cold outside. I like the effect though.
I hope you have a lovely day!
Your friend on the farmy
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
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Oh the pictures are all beautiful and worthy of inclusion in a calendar, but I especially love the one of marmalade at the glass, and my favourite is of the those two naughty piggies’ noses! They are adorable. Hope your cold and sore throat are getting better now and you feeling ok but it takes longer to get over something than it does to go down with it so keep warm. xx
My favorites are the wheel of colorful kittens, Marmalade knocking at the door, and Tima being the cutest piggy, though I love Tane’s eyelashes too! Aww C– they are all good pictures, so hard to pick just two! Hope you are feeling better soon.
I do hope you are feeling better this morning – and I love your description of the rags you use (me too!)
Photo’s are really grand this morning, and any with a cat or kitten in them are the tops with me (I am really a cat person even though I have two dogs who I love tremendously – I think cats and I have the same personalities and love of freedom!)
Stay warm my friend – big hugs
Lots of visual treats for me today. Thank you. I hope you’re feeling a bit better – no, a LOT better, even BEST.
Love,
ViV
Well clearly, having a runny nose has not affected your eye or skill with a camera. Looking at the photos has been a rising crescendo of Awwwwwww! Lookit! Cuuuute! That last shot of Tima can only be described as ‘winsome’. How far from the truth; she is a naughty, greedy piggy and looking innocent fools noone!
Greedy is definitely her middle name, she will only stand at her own bowl for seconds before she rushes to Tanes bowl to check and see if he has anything better, then rushes back to her bowl and back again, chewing all the time of course.. c
They are all looking exceptionally cute today, including the cows 😉
I like the shot where all the kittens are feeding, apart from the one that is staring straight at the camera. And the piggy noses are cute! All the photos are gorgeous though; I like the last one too!
I hope your cold is getting better. I’m feeling a little under the weather today as well…it’s that time of the year when there are so many coughs and colds around! I’m sure you’ve probably heard of it, but Echinacea herb tincture is great for winter colds/sore throats/respiratory infections: it boosts the immune system and has a natural antibiotic effect.
What fun pictures today. I love each of them for different reasons. Hopefully you are feeling better today and that you will be back in top form before you know it. It is such a bummer to not feel well.
Beautiful photos!
My two favourites would be Marmalade knocking at the door and Tima’s cute nose, on her own. But then ,,,, 🙂 Keep getting better, NZ is just around the corner. Laura
Tima and Tane are just cuteness! Feel better soon miss c…t
My faves are Marmalade knocking, the piggie noses thru the fence and Elsie 🙂
I agree. The haze on the last image creates a certain mood that adds to the quality of the photo. Well done, even if not on purpose. Or was it?
i cleaned just a small spot in the centre to get the clarity in the subject and the haze all around so it was kind of on purpose. c
Hope your are feeling better soon – and love the shots, especially of those kittens.
Your kitties have been adorable. Sadly, we had six cat/kittens but some thief of the night seems to have taken every last one of them. We think it is the coyotes that run through our rural Iowa landscapes and howl so loudly every night. We will wait to replace them until we think the critter that stole them (leaving not a trace behind} has moved on.
Oh that is miserable, coyotes will do that if the cats too far from home.. and there are many other predators out here in the country, that is bad luck.. To take six like that is just awful.. I usually lose them one at a time which is sad but easier to manage emotionally .. So sorry.. c