Tahiti and Molly are the two gilt daughters of Poppy (my Hereford sow) who live here on the farmy. Tahiti is Jake’s gilt and Molly is mine.
But Tahiti is the noisiest most robust little pig I have ever had here. And she climbs! She has such a fat face I tell her she should have been a boy. They are both terribly friendly, so friendly in fact that visitors are allowed to climb in the pen to scratch their bellies until they lie down.
I am not sure how much longer I will be able to keep Tahiti her in a pen. Soon she will realise that if she raises that back leg she will be over again. In another month or so when Poppy goes to live with her Boar-friend Manu, Tahiti and Molly will go and live with Aunty Sheila. I hope I can keep them in order until then. Then Sheila can take over!
Hullo Sheila my beautiful big girl. Sheila is a one woman pig, she will not even get out of bed to visit with strangers. She just ignores them. But with me she talks and smiles and stands as close as she can.
Sheila’s calendars and the Little Farm Book are selling very well. (Just email me with your email address and I will send you the links and password so you are ready for their christmas sale). I have had a few of the Fellowship tell me how they ordered by joining Mixbook and getting quite a discount for doing so. If you found a good way to order the calendar or the Little Farm Book please let us know in the Lounge of Comments.
Alex. She was in the setting sun here and it turned her colour quite red. She let me stand by her for quite some time yesterday. As usual I did not look at her directly, this is a challenge for most animals, and does not help if you want to make friends and I slowly sidled along until I was right next to her. Soon I hope to get that halter onto her.
Naomi and Alex are inseparable, they have Difficult with them now and soon they will all go out with Lady Astor. Then we will have the second herd settled for the winter.
We had a grim morning yesterday, rain and snow and wind. But by afternoon it had cleared up and they say the sun will be out today. Let’s hope so. Everything is better under a little sun.
I hope you have a lovely day.
Love celi
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36 responses to “Tahiti”
Funny pigs they are… Hope, you can tame Tahiti a bit. Isn’t she all the way the daughter of her mother? –
And so nice that the young cows gathering together to a herd. I think that helps a lot to handle them, doesn’t it? Naomi still looks so sweet. Great shot of little Alex.
Did your sky clear up?
We’ve had grey damp weather here. too.
I love animals that chat and want to be sociable. They do have preferences for friendships, but once you gain that, what fun
Hooray-happy to report you can teach old souls new tricks! Internet working much better this am as is my brain, pushed the bales to the gate and got the job done! I wonder what would happen if you taught pigs to use a touch screen with their snouts? Interesting thought…
Nothing like lining that bale of hay up with the gate to make a good step! Good. I am glad.. c
Everything IS better with the sun!
Linda
Seems it’s good to have Alex so close with Naomi. Always good to have a close friend, but also she will take cues from Naomi when it comes to befriending you. It’s interesting to see them together, Naomi with her shiny luxuriant coat and Alex with her tumbled fluffiness… heh heh Another confirmation that it is only with people that colour seems to enter into the equation to create divides.
Alex has a lovely coat… I’m thinking she’ll be needing it the same as the rest of you… that last photo is spectacular but oh wow clearly demonstrates your weather.
I’d say it’s possible MixBook similar to the other photo sites will have offers/discounts especially over the holiday season into the new year. If you can find the time to create, it’s a great time to make and buy photo books etc.
I got no discount! Bought calendar, one soft cover book and one hard cover book. Those added up to $89 and change. Twenty bucks to ship. Arrrggghhh. Still with great love, though… Gayle
I agree… great value discount or no 🙂
They all look so cute in those pictures 🙂
Animals are so photogenic… but I love that last photograph of the blustery weather. Your farm place looks as if it’s weathered many a storm… and it endures yet again. 🙂
I have just been doing a bit of a catchup on your latest posts and realised how much vicarious joy I get out of what you are doing. You and your gorgeous animals, despite the challenges, always make me smile. I bravo you!
Now some looked at the misty house shot and said one thing. I say mysterious and cozy. Much love,
Gayle
Hey, can we get a list of Fellowship Birthdays? I just LOVE birthdays!!! Lots of love to you all, Gayle
Everything sure is better under the sun .. 😃
That does look like a blustery morning. Brrrr!