I love this word. 
I use it when I think of yesterdays weather. And it fits yesterday. This much snow in April is anathema to me and just Not Appropriate. I mean – HONESTLY. I have summer people coming and they need feeding and the deal is that I can invite as many people as I like as long as I feed them from my own farm so at this point in time I hope none of them are vegetarians because the glass house greens are almost gone. We will be living on bread and eggs and meat until the milking starts. There has been so little sun. And usually by now I am cutting kale from the outside garden. I can see why the pioneers ate so many beans. 
Alex was acting peculiar yesterday so from now on she can sleep inside. I will train her to come into the Black Hole of Calcutta pen each evening. This is a favourite pen for calving as it is warm, dark and private. She will not be calving for a while yet but her udder was even tighter today, her tail was up and she was not righ for a heifer with two and a half months to go- it would surprise me if she went to her Late June date, so she will be brought in at night from now on so she does not calve at night down the back with coyotes patrolling the boundaries. I need her well trained in case there are complications. I do not want her to be traumatised if I have to catch her. Lady will come in with no encouragement but I need to train Alex to get used to being in a pen by herself and quietly moving in without coersion.
Anyway there we were minding our own business, cold, wet but OK 
then this rolled in.
and followed me home
and before I knew it the dogs and I were racing for the house to outrun this.
This cat above is in the best place to wait out this wild, cold, windy weather.
They are predicting sun for next week. Not warm but sunny at least. Fingers crossed.
Love celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
52 responses to “anathema”
Amazing and unwelcome weather!
What on earth is the matter with the weather, worldwide? Snow like that, in April. Not unheard of, but not commonplace, no. I like Anathema as well, it’s one of those words you can play with: A Nathema, Two Nathemas, Several Nathemas. I have my fingers crossed for lots of enthusiastic greening up in your vegie garden.
Surely its several nathami? Laura
I suppose that depends on how classical you want to be! Strictly speaking, if the singular ends in A, it should be nathemae 🙂 Kate
Snow in April in the N.H. and literally endless summer in the S.H. !! {assuming it is still hot too, down the road where you are lol}
For the first time, we’ve actually got a week where the temps are hovering just below 30C all week. A big relief, but not actually a sign that winter’s on the way 😦
A little cooler sounds god for you.. c
It’s lovely to have it a little cooler at night, and the back yard isn’t too crispy and brown any more. A Nathema-free zone, in fact…
Fingers crossed .. Love the pic of the kitty
Certainly not unheard of – in fact out last frost date is not for another two weeks so more frozen mornings are on the cards. Which makes rain turn to snow. Lets hope that is the last ‘nathema!
Our cyclone season was supposed to end in March, but they’ve extended it because of the long heat; big lows are still building up in the Coral Sea, which is where the ones that hit us come from…
Luckily you managed to outrun it. Hopefully it does not return until next winter.
I hope so too Nadia – c
I remember living in places with Big Sky and being able to see some of those storms coming. Beautiful and fierce!
It is a wonderful sight – like living on the beach.. c
Your skies and storm clouds always appear so low and oppressive to me. Hope your weekend clears up. Laura
It is the big broad landscape – a frame for the clouds.. c
Crazy weather! You and Iñaki need to get going on those croquetas you were talking about with Mad Dog to warm you up (and don’t forget the alioli) ☺
YES! Just as soon as we have his mothers tips and he gets back from his weekend in Chicago.. I am really looking forward to them as i have never eaten croquetas before..
So THAT’S where yesterday’s blizzard came from! I think we can blame Colorado. They keep sending wicked weather up this way. 😉
Bloody Colorado.. c
Those were some impressive looking clouds. Good idea to keep all possible moms inside at night and close by during the day. Weather patterns are not as predictable as we’d like. I remember snow in the Arizona mountains on Memorial Day. We had our garden canopy up and ready to have a BBQ. So much snow it ripped the canopy down and we had to buy a new one. Couldn’t save it. We had 87 degrees on Thurs, 83 on Friday and this week, back to the 60’s. It’s just playing with us this weather thing. I hope you get the veggies growing soon. A green house may be in order. 😦
Yes. The green house is chocka block – waiting for the weather to warm up..
This is what has always impressed me about american weather – the extremes all in one day.. c
That’s the running joke here. If you don’t like the weather, wait a minute. It will change.
Goodness me, what a variety of weather conditions! I hope things settle down for you. >
It looks good for next week – fingers crossed. c
Both hands, c.
Brrr. Poor Farmy covered with inappropriate snow. I love the way your animal training is all desiged for their wellbeing. No more nathemae please. It might be a nice word, but the effect is ‘orrible.
love,
ViV xox
AGREED! c
Anathema indeed. Word well chosen. So hard to be ready with all your being for warmth, only to be hit again with cold.
We are ready – all of us – any hint of sunshine and we are all out in it!
brrrr stupendous photos BUT brrr looks fiercely cold!
it was – but it is warming up now.. thankfully.. c
It’s cold and rainy here. But I’m thinking our 84* weather of yesterday should be heading toward the middle country from here even as I write. Still it’s spring and I’ll take the moisture (we need it). We started water today…so we are irrigating in rain. Sigh!
Linda
We are water-logged. Everything is muddy – though it does look like we will reach up into the upper 50’s maybe the 60’s next week
We are soggy too, in, I think, our fourth mud season so far. The river down the hill is running super high and we woke to snow cover this morning (again). Really now, enough is enough! I’ve had my fill of chill wind, mucky ground and cranky critters! Also the smell of wet dogs and paw prints on my floor.
Oh yes – poor Ton is on outside duty tonight – just way too dirty! c
Oh my goodness! I just had to laugh when I saw the heading picture! Are you sure you don’t live in Montana? You are SO having our weather right now! I know it’s not kind to smile at others frustrations. We live with the winter spring/ winter/ spring cycle every year and can’ t reliably plant the garden until Memorial Day so I know your pain. Sorry. It just makes me chuckle.
So I suppose you really don’t want to hear that we had temperatures in the 80s this past week? These are the warmest April days ever here. It is lovely, but a bit disconcerting. Hope you get some warmer temps soon.