There are many things about farming that I love. One of them is milking. So one of the joys of farming is the early mornings when it is just me and the cow, her calf and the sun rising and the gentle flow of fresh milk.
This is a shot out to the West – Before the milking. The East is the Header shot today. 
Then to the North.
South-East.
The milking team.
After the milking.
It rained. Poured actually. I had to wait it out in the barn which suited me just fine.
Though I did think about my morning coffee waiting to be made in the kitchen.
Later when the sun came out –
The farm woke up. (That is Potter – above.)
– and after my coffee, and a bowl of home made Mama’s Muesli, we began our day all over again. 
Good morning. I hope you have a lovely day.
Your friend on the farm,
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
73 responses to “Up before the Sun”
You are so wonderfully green! We are still greening up!
Linda
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I think Mother Nature’s theory is to make the early mornings enticing so we’ll get out of bed… although the lure of coffee works too. I love the light bright fresh early mornings so long as I have peace and can pace myself… none of that hurry hurry rubbish. The rain looks nice… and now I know the sounds hanging out in the barn would be lovely… I wonder if you could keep a chair there for cat naps, although you’d probably have to relocate a cat to get space on it! The news said for Australia at least El Nino effect over winter into summer so we’re grateful for the rainy start to Autumn.
the barn is emptying out, it is a deeply restful space now.
I have to smile when I find myself noticing Dutch Belted cows in fields. Just in the last week I have been in 3 different towns in southeast Michigan and have seen them. One farm is right behind where I live and I have run right by those cows many times. Now I feel like I know them. And I could have sworn it was a kune kune with it’s head stuck through a fence munching on what was on the other side last evening. I will have to have a closer look the next time by that farm.
Could be!! I love this. Being part of the Fellowship and learning so much.. c
Sunrises and sunsets… some of the most beautiful colors and hues. If only I was a painter!
I love the morning when the farm is just waking….it is a very magical time!! You captured real beauty in your morning today!!
Such a nice quiet feeling post. I may’ve attempted to dodge the raindrops for the sake of morning coffee…
[chortling with laughter] Isn’t it great we all are different! I’ll happily work way past midnight but please do not knock on my door before 8am !! Oh, the few times I have had to see the sun rise it has been absolutely magical, but ‘Eha’ does mean ”the last light of day’ or as Wikipedia unromantically calls ‘dusk’. Thus absolutely love your photos to learn what I regularly miss . . .
I am like some of your other commentors … must take coffee with me! My mug of coffee is part of my wardrobe in the mornings! 🙂
I should hope so with a blog called “Just make the Coffee!”.. c
I love the dawn photos – fantastic!
Lady A’s calf is a tiny girl. So sweet. We had a good bit of rain, too. Beautiful sky captures.
Your pictures are beautiful!! I love being up early, but can never get myself to wake up. What beautiful views you have though, and a gorgeous milking team 🙂