Bobby T decided his mother was spending too much time with a coffee sack and went over to play too. 
Like a kid when his Mum is trying to get ready to go out.
Here is a small selection of images from the gardens but really it is so hard to show them properly without getting a really big crane and hanging out up there with a camera.
There are four major gardens this year. These pictures are from three of them. The new one by the field is sunflowers and sweetcorn but already the weeds are out of control so I am tilling in some of the crops and replanting in pumpkins, cucumbers, etc. Cows and pigs love pumpkins too.
And YES. Yesterday the hay got rained on. Sigh. Actually it got rained on for almost the whole morning. It is very wet. But it will begin to dry tomorrow. In fact the rain coming in at the end of the week, that forced my hand, has now been replaced in the forecast with sunny days so now we should have plenty of time for it to dry. Though no counting the bales until they are hatched. But I am over it. We will get it baled – one way or the other.
I hope you have a lovely day.
celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
31 responses to “Calf Playtime!”
Wow! Amazing photograph of the weather!
Wonderful photos today… Bobby T is a clown, but so gorgeous with his big dark eyes and shiny damp nose. No mum could possibly be angry with that face… And your astonishing thunderhead photo, it’s just genius. You captured it at exactly the right moment, when the light and the sky were perfect.
such lovely pictures of Bobby T and the gardens..all of it looks fabulous…and shows how much hard work has gone into the cultivation
Sent: Sunday, June 05, 2016 at 1:18 PM
A display to be VERY proud of. Oh and that gorgeous Bobby T – he’s adorable. Sorry about the wet hay – I did my best with wishing and crossing everything. I’ll just keep it up a bit longer.
love,
ViV xox
Your gardens are just beautiful!
Those pesky hatching bales…
The gardens look wonderful!
I wish I had your garden (and pigs, of course) 😉
Sending you sunny, dry thoughts for this week!
What beautiful gardens! Thanks for the photos.
Exceptional photos today!! Just perfect for a good laugh… some of them!! Bobby T sure is hilarious. Why can’t we tap into some of that energy? 😀
Your GARDEN IS GORGEOUS. It looks like huge work but well worth it. And I, at least, find something deeply enjoyable and satisfying in digging and working in a garden. Still with everything else you have going that garden… I’m glad you have guest workers or you would NEVER sleep. There would just be too many tasks.
My grandmother grew up on a farm and she and grandpa had one for the first 10 years of their marriage. She used to say that people needed to have kids because they needed help around the farm. I was always so offended by such a callous thing. But I think I’m finally getting the sentiment behind that now.
Yes, it is great to have help -but with the help one needs to grow even more food – if it were just john and I we would not need quite such a big garden so it is a catch 22 really.. c
Very impressive garden photos! Thank you.
simply delightful calf photos and the clouds are magnificent!
These are great photos. Bobby is growing fast.
And garden pics at last. Please send more of these as they truly do inspire. And they help us to get a bit of a grasp on what all of you are working on. Though it is a bit late in our season, you have given me an idea of planting some pumpkins and other large vines to fill in some areas. It would require less mowing in those spots and provide some nice pumpkin soup this autumn. However, how does one combat the squash beetles? They used to kill all my other vines.
O, and the cloud photo is spectacular!!!
I have had luck with dusting the vines with diotomaceous (sp?) earth to thwart the beetles. I also let the chickens scratch around in the garden in the fall to eat bugs.
Beautiful tidy gardens. All of your animal pictures are enjoyable. Thank you.