Clouds are like fingerprints. There are never two the same.
And they make a mark on the day.
Today the peafowl went up to their spring quarters. This is so they do not devour an entire vegetable garden in a sitting which they can and have done in the past. So they stay in their palace until the gardens are established. They went in with no fuss at all – (though Inaki blanched when I walked out across one of the rafters, far up in the Gods of the barn, to head them back to the door but The Beam was my favourite when I was doing gymnastics as a young thing) – then the peahens walked straight into the Peacock Palace. Generally they sleep in there at night except when they are being naughty and sleeping in the garage directly above my car! So it is not a problem for them. Now I just have to catch these last few white chickens, I will set the Cadet on that job she is an excellent catcher of birds, they don’t even know they have been caught she is so stealthy. Once the majority of the birds are corralled and after this next bout of bad weather (and it is forcast to be very cold) the gardens will really begin to get in the swing of spring.
The yellow magnolia is planning to flower this year.
Good morning. Saturday today and we stand down slightly. Now that I have help we do just the regular chores on the weekends.
Love celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
45 responses to “Fingerprints on my Clouds”
Love the hint of green in the trees. Good luck with your garden. Sounds like your help will save the day and your back. Did you do a solid dismount off the beam? I would have loved to see the expression on Inaki’s face. Well done!
Please post pics of the Magnolia when it blooms. My favorite tree.
I will darling – or maybe you and your daughters could pop out nest week!?
wouldn’t that be cool?
I always say “look up”; cloud art and night sky stars are amazing. As Kate mentioned this years Autumn is warm -temps consustentky in the 30c’s, although the nights are tending to blessed coolth.
Boring me loves clear skies or just a few plump pure white clouds gently floating about: your skies would feel a tad threatening to me . . . And I hate a wind stronger than a gentle breeze 🙂 ! We are having a lovely autumn – are half-way thru’ with the first day back on normal time today, but are still promised 30-33 C for some of the days this week. I am delighted: the bushfire threat should be past but I have not had to turn on the these days very expensive electricity ‘heatbank’ to get the cottage warm . . . my purse is saying ‘thank you’!
Oh, those first 2 pictures. Big sky and sky shows make up for all the muddy shoes and tired muscles on a farm
Really beautiful imagery, Celi, both in word and photography.