The Cadet and I

Yesterday we had an old fashioned day and the Cadet and I toddled about the farm doing our work. Just the two of us.

We picked apples for the dehydrator and pies, and apples off the ground for the pigs.

We found a butterfly – a monarch – in a wood of milkweed – a protected plant on our property.

We stood for ages and watched the goats, trying to figure out how they were getting out of their night time run. Then repaired the hole.

We fed birds and goats and pigs and peeked in on sleeping calves and sleeping pregnant pigs. (Poppy has three days to go now). Led in the milk cow, fixed a fence.  She collected eggs and caught lost chickens and threw balls for dogs.

It was a lovely old fashioned farming day.

Then Grandpa came to pick her up and I went in to begin dinner before the milking. It was a soft and gentle afternoon.  The morning rain cleared to a nice warm day with sun.

I have a feeling we may have seen the last of the bad rain. Fingers crossed.

I hope you have a lovely day.

Love your friend on the farm

celi