Yesterday surged past with mowing and weed-eating and shifting the cow and calf and throwing up the last one hundred and thirty bales of hay and chores. Then more chores and more mowing and more milking. 
A very short and delightful little friend of mine asked to call the new calf INKY. And so it shall be. Names being easy to bestow. And this one will not be difficult to live with. It suits her. Little shadow of a thing. She looks like a dark heron. So delicate and leggy. 
Aunty Del was desperate to get a look.
We managed to bring Aunty Anna and her calf back to the home fields. I carried the baby into the stock trailer with her mother following close behind. Then to her horror I locked the baby into the first compartment so she was not stepped on during the short trip. She is very light little Inky, weighing way less than a bag of feed.
Once we got to the house I carried the baby like a sack of wriggling potatoes into the barn and then when she was settled I let her mother back out of the stick trailer and they were reunited. Aunty was furious – snorting and pounding about like a bull until she saw her baby through the barn door then immediately was all love and kisses. 
They will stay in the shady corner of the barn until after the milking today then once I have led Miss Nosy and her lot off to Daisys field, the mother and daughter can come out into the side field by the barn for sun and pasture. After a while Aunty Anna will introduce her baby to the others through the fence then I will put them all together. But we don’t want Inky underfoot in a tussle. So I will take my time. 
Little Inky is a wild sprite and will not be impressed with fences she can not run under.
We have sent a request to the wordpress engineers about the odd coding appearing in some comments yesterday (among other things). Hopefully many of you comment today so we can trial it again. (Could you mention if you are using a phone or tablet or on your computer – this may make a difference and help them with their prognosis – more information is always better I think). There are always wee glitches when one begins something new. We at the farmy just say “hmm, excellent”, and proceed to find the answer. I love a good mystery. Especially one as small and un-life threatening as this.
It is Sunday, the day of no rest and the sun will rise in fifteen minutes. Time to get moving.
I hope you have a lovely day
Love celi
WEATHER: Sun then maybe a little rain. But all the hay is stacked away in the barn so I am sure it will not rain.
Sunday 09/17 40% / 0.03 in
Cloudy skies during the morning hours followed by scattered showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. High 82F/27C. Winds WSW at 5 to 10 mph. Chance of rain 40%.
Sunday Night 09/17 20% / 0 in
Mainly cloudy. A stray shower or thunderstorm is possible. Low 61F/16C. Winds light and variable.
Sun
6:35 am 6:58 pm
Moon
Waning Crescent, 6% visible 3:36 am 5:45 pm
The Kitchen's Garden 
82 responses to “INKY”
(laptop) What a gorgeous girl, and such a delectable colour.
You know when chocolate sits uneaten in the fridge and the edges go pale? That is the colour. Very cute. (Or is it only me who will understand that description – not being muc of a chocolate eater) .. c
I know precisely what you describe, which is why I never put chocolate in the fridge; it rarely finds the opportunity to hide from me in the fridge, actually. m
I switch from an iPhone to a Mac desktop for the gorgeous photos both with Safari.
Inky is a doll. What does it feel like to hold a newborn calf in your arms!
Terrifying – the calf fights me all the way – no animal likes to be lifted up off its feet – well except for a cat I suppose.
Dinky Inky has beautiful eyes and enviable eyelashes. She’s so gorgeous, she’s like a Disney incarnation of a calf, all big eyes, long legs and satiny coat. And those profile shots of Aunty Anna show she has a beautiful head too, so Inky isn’t just beautiful from her Dexter Daddy.
I’m on a MacBook Air with Chrome as my browser. The notification email has gone back to ‘thekitchensgarden’, but I’m also seeing [New Post] in front of the INKY title. No more coding in today’s comments, unlike yesterday, when there were three sets of code in various comments.
Yes I saw those – not to worry – everything looks fine so far. – fingers crossed
iPhone. Heading still says just the kitchens once I open the blog from the link in the email. And no picture behind. Is that deliberate? Today the email says post is from kitchens garden for the first time no longer WordPress.com
Like the font. Miss the green background. Inky’s birth story and appearance were amazing to read.
Lovely calf!!! Love the name! Such a busy day for you on Sat.
Yes i have not put a picture behind there – I quite it. Thankfully today will not be as busy as yesterday.. Jusr constant – not heavy at least.
A “wild Sprite”, all right. She looks very much like a fawn: )
Yes – very delicate like a fawn
Inky is a perfect name. What a darling! Commenting via phone.
Thank you Sweezie – the little man who named her had to have a proper think before he came up with Inky. Bless him.
Inky is a perfect name! I just love surprises but it seems like THAT would be one of the most difficult kinds to have (Android phone)
Getting her into a safe space was difficult – i am grateful she survived ok in the corn for those days – the corn is not a good place for a tiny calf by herself. Her mother could not have gotton to her if there was trouble.. all good now though
What a sweet little calf. So small! Feed sacks are not heavy… I can only imagine that it was comparable to carrying one of my dogs. But maybe your feed sacks are larger than mine.
I always use the WordPress Reader to read your blog and I usually comment through there as well. I don’t get to see the pretty layouts that way, unfortunately, but it’s very convenient. I also use chrome on my laptop. My phone is not smart enough for such things.
NoNo my feed sacks are only 50 pounds. No heavier. i think she is about thirty pounds.. c
What’s the “normal” weight for your calves, C?
The four-footed kind of course (lol)
On a desktop here. When my computer crashed and I used an iPhone for a while it nearly drove me mad, trying to look closely at your wonderful photos… so am glad to be back with the desktop. And, like others, nothing seems amiss today. I like everything about this new set-up you’re using except for one small thing — and I don’t know why this nags me but I really miss the time stamps on the Lounge of Comments postings.
Your photos of the calf are delightful and I could look at them all day. Inky just looks like a perfect wee baby and Miss Nosy’s reaction is perfect too. A great name for the wee one. Hope you’re having a lovely day too ~ Mame 🙂
On ipad here. Email alert now displays correctly, but if I go directly to site (rather than via the email alert) the newest post doesn’t show up. Love the new baby – such a lovely little beastie
Same here – i am getting yesterdays post every time – have to hit BLOG to get todays – it will work out.
From Work Desktop.
Inky continues to be adorable. I love the newbies in the farm world. 🙂
Inky Dinky par les vous (sp?) Just want to kiss her on her little head! Oh, and Ceci, why would your sticks run away during a hurricane if the fences were breached? This, according to your reply to Marcia when the hurricane’s eye passed directly over her land? Didn’t know you were raising sticks, chuckle! Just joshing you about the typo. Laughter goes a long ay to cheer the day and lighten the load! Be well!
Oops! Using a desktop computer – no problems except for fining the Newsletter. Is it shown only on the specific day it’s published, or does it run for a week or so?
Love those velvety fuzzy ears!
I love your new baby. Have been working on getting my husband to ok a little cow, ie–a Dexter or any other small cow. Have you thought of selling her? And, will you be AIing her mother in order to breed her? I didn’t go back through posts to look but Inkys mom is your Dexter right? Or have I got it totally messed up?🤔
Look forward to your posts and good luck on the Airbnb!
The above comment is from Jenny–Our Wholeistic Life. WordPress just changed my display name and kept saying I was logged out, then I couldn’t remember my password, then finally figured out how to changed the display name back. I really have a love/ hate relationship with technology!!😲
Doesn’t it just drive you crazy!?
Inkys mother is Aunty Anna a hereford/short horn cross. Alex is the Dexter and she is for sale. PLus Txiki her very small Dexter/Miniature Angus cross. Though Alex might be pregnant too so we will see. Txiki can go anytime she is an adorable wee heifer.