Thank you for visiting today. Sunday is always a very quiet day in my blog world.
What is your best day? I always get the most readers on Monday morning at 7am my time.
Most readers are from the United States.
Below is Pania in flight. The flying focus. Somehow being OUT of focus makes it look more real – more dramatic.
Sheila took herself for a walk yesterday. Note that Tima is hidden from sight when the big Sheila Steamship comes out of its berth to have a cruise around.
This time of year Sheila needs the exercise so I let her go wherever she wants to, though she never leaves her cows for long.
Plus she knows I have been gathering the eggs and she wants one. And she always receives her egg at her gate. She is a very well behaved pig is our Sheila with a very good memory. Once Sheila’s gate was shut again out popped Tima.
No wind again yesterday. When there is no wind I get twice as much done.
Old barns. This old barn has had such a hard life. The barns around here were not built to be pretty, they are simple useful structures and the timber was, of course, cheap and untreated so the wind gives this building a hard time too. We do a lot of patching and propping but much of the timber in this barn is rotten. It is like a painting hanging on a wall by a pin. It can hang there for years as long as no-one tries to dust behind it, then the painting and the pin will never be the same again. I have the same feeling about this old barn.
I hope you have a good day.
love celi
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60 responses to “A Flying Focus”
I love the old American barn. In France, the stables are made of limestone rocks. They stand strong, but once you neglect the roof, the whole thing bangs down. We’re all about roof repair. We have an old stable inside a new roof and small fiscade. Can’t judge a barn by its cover.
Ah – I see what you mean – you would get good at repairing old rooves -the roof of our barn is asbestos. So not touching it is a good thing. Though I have to cover the hole somehow.
its that day of the week again, when people relax or go about their chores, or visit their friends. I think for most bloggers Sunday is always quiet…
Sheila is one beautiful gorgeous Miss Piggy I love her to bits…..
Our barn wood is similar to yours..built back in the year dot , untreated and full of holes from woodworm or the beatle, grey with age but definitely not able to be repaired. Somehow the holes hold it all together….
Have a good week Miss C…see you tomorrow
Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2017 at 2:38 PM
You too Patrecia
We, too, are constantly shoring up our little red barn to ensure its survival. We built a small log addition onto the back side, but the spaces between the logs need to be filled in. Also the goat section is quite drafty, with spaces between the boards as well. We need to get creative about figuring out how to make the barn more ‘homey’ for the animals.
Always something to think about. c
Sheila looks nice and trim and ready to take on the world. You’re doing such a good job with her.
I am pleased with her – you know she subsists mainly on hay with about 2 pounds of grain a day – soon she will be all grass/hay fed and kitchen scraps. I want her to be healthy for a long time c
I’m still sitting here at this computer when I should be doing a million other things. 😦 But I have to make time to visit here as soon as I can. I have more snow than you and what a surprise. I love old barns and worry about them so much. Love the old weathered barn wood too but would not pay exorbitant amounts of money for it. I always wish I had lots of money and could go around helping to rebuild barns so they didn’t fall down. I have no idea about my blog traffic since I post so little. Holding on by my fingernails here. I loved seeing the big Sheila Steamship comes out of its berth to have a cruise around. That makes me laugh. Now, I really must move again. There is something called an atmospheric river coming through this week and while it should melt the ice, we will be inundated with water.
atmospheric river? is that a weather description? c
I saw that ‘atmospheric river’ term on a weather map and wondered also, never having heard of it before. It appeared like a stream of moist air over the Pacific that would likely drop moisture when it hit land. Finally decided it must be like the ‘snow belts’ we get here in southern Ontario, like a line moving from west to east that drops snow very heavily with little to the north or south of it. When I lived a couple of hours north of the city I had to drive through two of these ‘snow belts’ when I commuted back and forth… they can be quite treacherous. I suspect it’s like that with the ‘atmospheric river’ except likely just rain, and I guess triggered by air currents.
Yes, that’s what they called it on the news weather broadcast. Another way of saying it’s going to rain like hell. 😦
love these foto shots today!!! the barns ~ ahh ~ my ole barns ~ I love every one of them!!! I love walking into old barns and looking at those rustic old beams and I ponder the building of that barn in its creation. We were in Germany last summer and I visited one my relatives place again ~ 101 yrs ago my Dad’s relative built this barn after they built the huge 3 story house and they’re in great shape! ~ of course the Germans keep it in great shape!! and many of the original machines and tools they used are still there! No cows in it any more ~ but so much history ~ a few yrs ago Dad’s relative died and it has been sold to a good family who will keep it well. I have so many memories there at that farm in Eppingen, Germany.
I love Pania sitting on the ole Dodge ~ Jerry wants to buy it and fix it up!!! and of course Queen Sheila!!
have a good day Miss Celi!! Carol
I had to read out loud your description of Tina and Sheila to my husband.
Monday morning here, I like to pop in before I start my day, week… sometimes that gets sidetracked and all of a sudden it’s late afternoon. If I could come up with a regular schedule to write blog posts I might manage regular blog stats but still ‘if you dream of a ginger cat, love is in your heart’ remains my top post.
I notice Ton has mud boots… no wonder he is so dirty at the end of the day 🐾
The first dining room table JT and I purchased as a couple is made of reclaimed barnboard. Just like your barn. The craftsman sanded it down just enough to smooth out the weather but keep some of the unusual pigment changes from the long wear and tear from the weather. It’s actually quite beautiful. We have it at the cottage right now but will be moving it out this spring and will hopefully install it into our own cottage in the very near future.
The piggies are gorgeous, I’ve never seen such beautifully taken care of farm animals. I didn’t know peacocks could fly, I guess I never thought of it. It’s surprising he doesn’t escape.
I am always amazed by the amount of traffic I get on my blog. Weebly, my blog host , only tells me the weekly traffic. You have a great blog.
Not having grown up around animals, I am most fascinated by the pigs. Dear me! they are huge! I enjoy learning about them and their updates.
Pigs were new to me when i started out to – I learnt on the job and they are certainly more delicate than they look but Sheila is our Star! She is a tough old bird that one.. c
Wow – ‘steamship Shelia’ is right – she’s a big pig… is it just the photo or is she esp. long for a pig. Isn’t it funny how they all have their own personalities and habits, such as her knowing she’s gonna get an egg…. once you come out of the chicken area.
she is over 6 foot long, and LOVES her eggs – not over long for the breed I think but definitely a big pig
I love old barns. The stories they could tell….I read your blog every morning. I just love looking inside your world. Thank you for taking the time to let us come along : ) I have learned so very much and in a few years when I own property again, I will remember what I have learned from you . Blessings on you and all your animals : )