Now that it is colder I need the white truck to transport me and the dogs and the pigs food and waters across to the West Barn.
Of course I am usually carrying 6 x 5 gallon buckets of water. But yesterday was warmer and the faucets were working so I did not need to fill the buckets in the house. I could fill them at the barn. When we arrived I discovered that one of the cows had pooped in the water trough, so not only had I filled it up with the buckets then I had to empty it with a bucket, and then fill it up again. But I was happy. There is a zone you go into when you work like this, especially in the cold.
Some pigs just lay about sleeping as I worked!
Half the problem at the moment is getting the peacocks out of the truck before we drive off.
Geraldine does not like to leave the truck and sometimes I drive around the circular drive just to give her a ride before getting out and lifting her from the deck and putting her back in the barn.
Geraldine sometimes flies along with the truck when I drive back – which is an unusual sight. Driving along with a peahen flying next to you. And a wee bit terrifying. Peafowl swoop as they fly, not a straight line. Terrifying.
Aunty Del has frozen whiskers.
I hope you have a lovely day.
Love celi
c
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39 responses to “The White Truck”
The BBC News just told of the snow storm about to strike the east coast of the US. Scary stuff. Hope that you’re not too badly hit by it. I’ve always wondered, c, although always forgotten to ask, what’s the distance to your nearest neighbour? >
My nearest neighbour is next to the West Barn, almost a mile. In the old days there was a school house on the corner every two miles so you can imagine how dense the farms used to be.. c
Incredible how time changes the landscape of communities. Even here, where our entire neighbourhood was a dairy farm 20-years ago. Now it’s houses, three schools, shops, dentist, doctor, chemist, newsagent, and a community centre.
Love that sun, but boy does it look cold!
Linda
You say it’s less cold, but it looks pretty arctic to me. Oh those birds – only semi-tame. I hope the blizzard in the East doesn’t come your way.
Love,
ViV xox
Oh, Hey! i was given a link to your Place here by a blogging sister in Australia….and she’s right. It’s Great. I love
the balance of Beauty/Hard….which i need and most helps me just go. I’m in New Mexico with a herd of
Nigerian Dwarf dairy goats that really belong to my daughter but am keeping for her temporarily but it has
been going on 4 years now, ?, So…Thank You and i look very much forward to continuing along…
grace
middle rio grande valley
New Mex
Welcome Grace! Are you milking your goats? Or rather your daughters goats? c
i did milk some the first two years. Too long a story to tell here, but that brings me to the reason i am
so glad to have found you here. I cannot resolve the River of feelings when it’s time to let the kids Go. I didn’t
breed this time and am hoping i can come around to being more practical/realistic. We’ll see. Otherwise, i’ll just
love them, knowing they need to be working does.
can’t get my blog to register here…it’s windthread.typepad.com
there are 17 Goats, incl. 4 bucks
Hello c I love the new look on your blog which allows for wider images. These wider images showcase your photographic talent so well. I had a peek at the piece about The Coop and it looks lovely – you are so clever and so good and getting things done. Good luck with the larger renovation. 😉
I see the roof has frozen whiskers, too. Lovely. Happy day to you, too, my sweet!
K
Geraldine reminds me of that movie with the geese that had to be taught to fly…. have a lovely cool day. Your photos are sublime!
Yay! White Truck is a Dodge Dakota Sport! Let me look at the graphics again… Definitely early 1990’s, I’m going to guess it is actually a 1990 exactly? Either that or it is after 1993. Good trucks, small but strong and easy to repair… I had one, can you tell?
Yes – I think it is a 1990, I would have to ask John.. It is a good old thing.. c
Geraldine looks like she just can’t understand why you won’t take her along for the ride to the West barn and back. Stay warm.
I have a feeling that this might happen one day – she does hold on!
You have to love practical pigs. Glad to see everyone’s managing. Back of pickup trucks seem to attract all sorts of thrill seekers. Hope the sun continues to shine. (And Littlesundog does have a point. Be gentle with yourself when you can)
Aunty Del is not alone, the fence seems to have grown frozen whiskers too. Stay warm dear girl as I tuck in under my warm duvet!
Your generosity of spirit in giving Geraldine a short ride around the place reminds me of an experience I had at the California State Fair some years ago. I was sitting on a seat that provided foot massages for a quarter. Next to me were two little girls. The one next to me said, “I just wish this would start all by itself.” Surreptitiously I searched for a quarter in my purse and very sneakily slipped it into her money slot which was right next to me. “Oh, it STARTED!” crowed she. I’ve never had so much fun in my life. Never said a word. After all, magic is magic, you know. Much love from Gayle
Lovely
Beautiful images Celi .. A cow with frozen whiskers 😀 you are always so busy.
Sheila, Molly, and Tahiti seem to be “in the zone.” LOL Aunty Del gets prettier every day. Love the frozen whiskers shot.