Just for you!
Close your eyes (if you like) and just listen (if you want to). These are the sounds in the barn yesterday in the middle of the morning. I left my phone on record and went off to hang out the washing. So there is no-one in the barn but you and the animals. I think you will be surprised at the cacophony.
Today is just for listening. During this recording you will hear your wee goats. The chickens, roosters. Earlier are the kunekune, later it is Poppy. A truck drives up and stops (Our John). You will even the sounds of Godot gently looking for his girls. And the birds. Always the birds.
A new frontier… thank you to Charlotte from Milan who suggested this.
I look forward to doing this again. It is a totally new experience for us isn’t it? Something for us to explore. We certainly have made a big leap across the divide. Do you like it? or would you rather that the sounds were only in your imagination.
Today Our John starts back at work. So now we UP the ANTE – as I will be taking over the plants as well. New eggs are in the incubator and today Jake and I get all the materials for him and his team to make the new chicken (and turkey) tractors. He has a plan.
Have a lovely day,
Your friend on the farm,
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
130 responses to “Shh, just listen: (Audio)”
Thank you for this! I loved it & will share it. When we lived up on the mountain with goats, chickens, geese & guineas, & cats & dogs, friends would drive up, get out & say, “Goodness, we thought it was supposed to be so quiet in the country.” Everyone on the place was announcing & greeting the visitors with almighty exuberance. Quiet it was not. Your barn sounds are priceless. Judith
Thank you for sharing Judith.. and yes, the barn is not the quietest place on the farm!!
This is wonderful and I will save it for quiet time you know salty checks. It’s like being the fly on the wall.. Nature’s music.
What a beautiful symphony! Better than any poetry I could write!
Love it. Listening on the train on the way to work. Quite the juxtaposition.
fantastic..
I love the sound of busy chooks announcing they’ve done their job for the day. A lovely thing, to transport us all to the Farmy with just the closing of our eyes…
I am seriously homesick for the farm now after listening to that music. What a fabulous idea, my dear.
What a wonderful Opera!
I have listened to it twice. The first time, I had two plumbers in my loft sorting out a water leak, I am sure they were wondering what the heck the old biddy down below was up to! I will listen again later on, the Farmy crew might have suggestions for me after the news of unseen problems that now need sorting. I migh need Boo the ministering angel, to calm me down.
What a lively, funny conversation, with its ebbs and flows. Like a peak into Noah’s Ark. I LOVED it. Thank you!
Oddly soothing.
How delightful! I’ve lived on farms before so had some idea what it would sound like but I don’t believe we ever had such a variety of animals all in one barn. As some already said, it was like an orchestra…warming up! And on some days, I’m sure there is a prairie wind section. Thank you, Celi.
just listened for the second time…earphones on, eyes closed…peace!!! except it is not. In Bulgaria when Bulgarians have a conversation they all talk at the same time and it gets louder and louder as each person tries to get their say into the matter…this is what your barn sounds like…all the animals chattering, squeaking, bleating and snoring , just trying that bit harder to get louder than the rest.
I am so intrigued by this that I shall listen to it over and over again….absolutely fantastic..A Golden Globe award winner!
well Celi ~ you’re climbing to the top of the ladder!!! you better get a patent on this!!! all the animals waking us up to a beautiful opera out in the barn!! Being raised on the farm I just love it!!! Especially the little “Kids” ~ we didn’t have any little baby goats ~ just had baby lambs along with the chickens, dairy cows, a few pigs. You better take this along for your background entrance to the stage in Portland!!! this is a fun day with all of us who enjoy your daily blogs!!! have a great day!
Just imagine! thank you carol.. have a lovely day.. c
This is a real treat!
This has to be the best St. Patrick’s Day gift ever. What a delight! A cacophony of a choir. You know, Cecilia, I’m not visual at all, but audio–that’s my primary sense, so this was just too much. I laughed out loud at the deep grunt of who I thought was Sheila. Never occurred to me that little Poppy had such a voice. Just hilarious. And didn’t you say the little kids are so quiet? Not so much, I guess, but so sweet.
Now we need to hear a baa or two from the sheep and of course a bark or two from Ton and Boo. I imagine Ton’s bark rather high-pitched and Boo’s in Poppy’s range. And let us not forget a meow or two from the kittens galore.
Thank you for this extraordinarily surprise. (this morning started out so bad– I nearly upended the “used” cat litter , then spilled an entire glass of orange juice on my husband and the newspaper, and finally choked on a calcium pill.)
Happy St. Patrick ‘s Day to you and all the Fellowship!
Sounds wonderful!
Linda ★★
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