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
The Kitchen's Garden 
70 responses to “The Cadet and I”
What a lovely day – fingers crossed that the weather continues 🙂
I read your post today Mad and thoroughly enjoyed it (took notes) but am unable to comment for some reason – but I loved your afternoon.. and MISS going to shows like that. Loved the rose at the end though.. lovely. c
Oh no! I’ll have to see if WordPress have erroneously marked you as a spammer or something. It certainly was a lovely day out 🙂
That’s odd – you are definitely listed as approved and in my list of best commenters. Maybe it was a temporary WP glitch…
I think that is what it is/was – not from your side.. c
Fingers crossed. If it happens again I’ll have to have a word with WP 😉
Ahh, and isn’t that how we, your faithful readers, always imagine life on The Farmy: lovely and gentle afternoons of observing and taking care of all the life there, from the butterflies to the fowl, the pigs and well-managed cows. You so deserve these good days, Miss C. and pray they see you through. I, selfishly, hope Poppy gives birth early so I can see the lovely piglets before I take off for Spain for a month on Friday!
Mary
well she is due on Friday Mary so maybe they will come in the night though all and all i would rather a day time birth!
Just what I was thinking… what a lovely day.. and those gorgeous kune kune lurking in the long grass…being watched protectively by darling Boo ???
How lovely, old fashioned farming day. Fabulous stuff.
Have another one today.
🙂 Mandy xo
That perfect artwork of nature . . . that gentle butterfly . . .says it all methinks . . . . hope the feelingworld generated segues into today also . . .
So happy you saw a monarch yesterday. We will be watching for them here. We also protect milkweed plants. Our daughter watched more than 30 chrysalis hatch this spring in her milkweed patch in Texas. If more people would do this, perhaps the monarch population would increase.
Good Morning, Celi. – With your lovely presentation of your old fashoned farming day I beautifully submerged deep into your pieceful experiencing of being. As if I were part of it. – Thank you.
And fingers crossed for the good days coming to dry all the wet and soaky areas. I like how attentive you are concerning Poppy. 🙂
Have a nice day.
Sorry for the ‘pieceful’ (hehe) – I meant ‘peaceful’, naturally!
Happy to hear that ypur weather is getting better…sounds a lovely day …lots of love
Lovely pics, Miss C… Poppy is due the day I go into hospital, so I’m going to miss the grand announcement :-(. Not in for long, though, so I’ll be jumping straight back online as soon as I’m home to get the news!
I hope, it’ll be nothing serious, Kate. I wish you all the best though!
No, nothing serious, it’s something I’m looking forward to getting sorted out. I’m not at all nervous, but I don’t like anesthetics much…
Good luck to you, Kate. I hope you don’t have the miserable reaction to anesthesia I have.
All our love darling girl.. c
I second that Kate, healing hugs fron the northern hemisphere!
Thank you so much! I get extremely nauseated and fatigue which lasts for days, but it’s nothing too serious…
Isn’t it amazing to think that that monarch butterfly has migrated a few thousand miles? Lovely photos. 🙂
Enjoy the weather. It is gorgeous today in the UK…the hottest day of the year so far, at around 32C (89F).
Lovely happy post. Great to see the Cadet doing so well. Glad the rain’s off.
loveinahurry as Jock’s chafing at the bit to go out,
ViV
How lucky you are Cinders to have Monarchs visit your garden. Milkweed is the only plant they will lay their eggs on, I’m told. Everyone should plant them.
What a peaceful, lovely day you described. Can’t believe you are picking apples already!
Hurry Poppy! We can wait!
Yes, fingers crossed, c. I think you’ve had enough of the wet stuff for a while.
It is looking positive and still cool enough for things to dry before the rot sets in.. c
These types of old fashion days are so wonderful! No stress or worries is wonderful! Wishing you a July full of wonderful, no stress days! xo
We have piglets due in a few days i am fairly sure that July will be the MOST stressful until they are old enough for me to relax! c
Has the Cadet grown as much as the plants around your farm? I would swear that she was just a little girl only a few months ago. There is magic on your farm Miss C, for sure.
She is looking taller lately, growing like my weeds! c