The dog and the turkeys.
Will we finally get some tomatoes?
Piggie heaven.
Here is the girl (our cadet) and her peahen – Geraldine. Geraldine is such an angel of a bird. I called to her and up she came and rushed across, I told The Cadet to sit on the hay bale step that Geraldine likes and this little bird, as sweet as can be, literally flew down from the top hay bales to the lap of this child then settled into her hands and sighed with relief.
Geraldine just loves people. And The Cadet has a way about her. She is a good girl down in there in her boots. The animals and the birds know. Though Ton has to keep a very intense eye on things.
The tiniest of tickles and those pigs roll over.
Now these two. Tima and Tane. Bless them. Let’s do some maths. The first date Kim and I saw real activity was June 17. A pigs gestation is 114 days. So what date does that bring us to – October 14? (Can someone please double check my maths. Arithmetic was never my strong point). Of course then Tane had the problem with the hips then 21 days later he was looking interested but she was not. So who knows. Since then nothing at all. A comfy old couple.
But the other day there was something that made me take a look at her again. Something had changed for Tima but I could not put my finger on it. Which sent me back to the calendar to start counting.
The Plot Thickens! (Or Not).
Have a lovely day,
love celi.
The Kitchen's Garden 
52 responses to “A girl and A peahen”
Celi, your header shots are intensely beautiful!
Oh, the part about Tima And Tane reminds me of the years of being hopeful, and then not, for myself. I think I will just be happy in the beautiful photo of the cozy couple flopped down together… and maybe we’ll all see a miracle someday! There are miracles of course! The Cadet is such a beautiful girl… a down-to-earth kind of girl. I am so glad she finds her niche on the farmy.
We adopted. Questions? jamarzgayle19@yahoo.com Love, Gayle
oh goody! Maybe more cute little piggies! And the Cadet is so sweet! Have a lovely day!
Just maybe or as usual she is just fat! c
What lovely photos to start my day and more possible piglets Yay! Another happy day. Have a wonderful one yourself.
So many fabulous pics! Your place sounds and looks wonderful. And Cadet is so great with the animals. Thanks for sharing!
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So many fabulous pics!
The pictures are especially smashing today…every single one of them. It’s just so funny that Boo doesn’t chase the turkeys.
Last evening I looked out my window for a couple of rabbits that appear on the lawn next door every night, but instead I saw a healthy skunk. I watched him nose the grass then finally head for the alley. Eeeks! I keep wondering –where did he go next…and where is he right now.
The photos with The Cadet are always special. And I meant to comment that Hugo shared some nice photos this week. What a great experience for each of them in their young lives.
Nice to see all thriving in the warmth of the Farmy. (Cadet’s photo’s are magazine perfect…there’s bound to be one in your niche needing light reading and mostly pix?)
A lovely cadet with a lovely touch! Couldn’t ask for more.
It’s interesting to see this human socializing aspect of bigger birds, which we don’t usually expect. I love seeing Geraldine with The Cadet. I made friends with a wild city swan once… not a lap bird thank goodness but it would come when it saw me and eat grass from my hand. Quite amazing.
Swans are kind of Other-Worldly don’t you think? c
Swans are stuff of fairytales & ballet I think, but in real life they are just hungry… and mean if unhappy ie your average bird 🙂
Looks like a lovely place to lie under a tree and watch the clouds…
Welcome to the Lounge of Comments Moonwatcher! c
Geraldine and The Cadet make for a lovely photo. It does look like tomatoes soon! The piggies do look content, munching away. I’m not sure Boo knows what to make of those turkeys.
The Cadet has such beautiful eyes: methinks she will grow up into a very beautiful young woman . . . let there be happy days on her horizon . . .
I suspect that all your home bred pea fowl will be very friendly. Fingers crossed for Tima 😉