A LONG walk.
He is convinced, poor deluded fella, that there simply must be a few kernels of corn left for him way out there in the field. But alas the harvesters nowadays leave nothing at all behind. And after the tiller has been through it is all mud in this wet misty weather.
Tane (as usual) did not respond to my calls so the dogs and I slogged our way through the mud right out into the middle of the field to retrieve him. Finally he gave me that “Oh? Were you calling me? I wondered what all the noise was about.” – look. He turned like a little tug boat battling the tide and began to churn his way back with us, the dogs and I turned as well and we proceeded, our feet turning from soup bowls to dinner plates of mud. And so we made our way back to the barn.
He always gets a bit puffed after these long hikes but is terribly pleased with himself none the less.
Tima never goes that far, preferring to graze the lawns.
Joey has come to visit. The big birds love Joey, the turkeys especially follow him around all day. He is long suffering as any small dog being shadowed by big turkeys would be.
I hope you have a lovely day.
Love celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
62 responses to “Tane goes for a walk”
Manitoba gumbo would not let Tane wander far. My sons had to be rescued a few times because they could not move!
Oh dear – we are getting more rain while I am away too so that scenario is coming! c
I suspect he may go as much for a little P&Q as for any little bits of leftover corn…. Tima is surely a demanding wife!
That is something I did not think of – she is a bit SHRILL! c
I feel so mellow after reading this. My day is complete.
Thats what i like about you and I – we are very easy to please – it is a gift i think!. c
Oh, how cute is the picture of Joey with the birds! It needs a caption really!
Christine
I thought you might like that one with your love of birds! c
You mean us pigs can be pig-headed? Snorts with piggy laughter. XOXO – Bacon
Very pig headed – on sunday when i came out to call Tane in he refused to come home – just refused – he literally SAT his bottom on the ground and said ” NO I am still playing. ” Pug headed indeed! c
Looks innocently around. I would *never* do that. Nope. Not at all. Snorts with piggy laughter. XOXO – Bacon
Those are great pictures of Tane in the field!! You have such great companions!!
I do! We have lots of fun. c
Ha ha Tane does look rather puffed on his way back. That looks like a fishing boat behind him in the mist, I know it’s not as that’s impossible !
True! But it always reminds me of the bay – especially when it is misty.. c
Yes, it does. I was thinking sailing ship at anchor. Really deceiving, isn’t it.
I can understand Tane : Doesn’t everyone need to go on excursion sometimes ?
I love that first bird’s shot. A still life as “Birds with dog” – the centerpiece with both turkeys standing and looking straight to the camera is really great. Kind of giving a performance to you by showing how much they love you? And the others dancing around them like ballet dancers… The dog’s kind of a very important requisite at the side of the stage. – Interesting. And nice. – “Theater made by The Farmy”.
Remember yesterday’s post title : Stage right – hm (maybe I misunderstood?)
Poor Tane! All that hard work and no corn. I wonder why the big birds like the pup so much?
Wading through a field of mud…ugh! I have done so —I understand the HUGE shoes that grow onto your Real shoes…A big mess!
Linda
Our plowed corn fields are visited by hundreds of optimistic Canadian geese every afternoon. No mud here, though, still in a drought.
I know how Tane feels. Some days I long to walk to the river, hoping to find a “kernal” – some treasure along the way. Many times when I do set out, I get lost in the tranquility and it’s not until FD texts on my cell, hours later, that I realize the day just got away from me! I bet it feels good to Tane to have his family seek him out and lead him home. It’s a lovely thing to feel loved and wanted. 🙂
Your flock of Big Birds is looking great. I love the tan and white. Add in the peacocks and how everyone has grown up, very impressive!
Joey and the Turkeys. THERE’S a children’s book for you!
Oh, Joey caught me by surprise. What a sweet looking little pup! At least he’s not chasing the turkeys around the farmyard!
Now pigs… you said that Tane was ‘deeply filthy’, I think is how you put it, when he returned home. Do pigs mind being filthy? As in do they spend hours in an attempt to clean off the dirt as, say, cats or dogs would?
Hope you have a lovely day too…. ~ Mame 🙂
Oh pigs love to be filthy. If they see mud they lie in it, they wade in dirty pools and love to roll in cow poo, and no they do not wash themselves at all. Pigs cannot groom themselves – the mud just wears off. I think in the summer it is a form of suntan lotion. c