Mr Flowers glowers down from his perch in the barn. 
His tail is coming in fast now, long and luxurious. Being a cross between a white peacock and the blue peacock he has a few random white feathers in his plumage.
Motion makes these feathers hard to focus on in the dimness of the barn. He hefts his tail and twists to look at me suspiciously, his tail an obedient swish of curtain.
We were ready for the snow to begin then once the snow plow was in place the weather forecaster took the majority of the snow out of the forecast.
Then put a little back in. Only a dusting really. In the night. Maybe an inch. Just a nuisance really. This is an unsettled pattern. The forcasters cannot make up their minds when and how much will come so i am bettering on a a couple of dustings.
I hope tomorrows snow gets taken out. I am off to give blood tomorrow. Giving blood is my charity.
Those of you who remember the old codger will be sad to hear that we buried him yesterday. He had lived for almost a century and kept up with every change. He had been living in California with his daughter this last year. He and Ton were the best of friends – thick as thieves those two. Though I lost touch with him towards the end I will remember our visits fondly. He was a real character and will be missed. He lived a very full and very long life, bless him.
One thing he said to me often “Why do you milk those cows, don’t you know you can buy milk at the supermarket?”
I will be milking early this morning. I think we are already at our high for the day and the sun is only just seeping into the thick cloud cover we will work below for the next week or so.
I hope you have a lovely day.
Love celi
WEATHER:
Sunday 02/04 20% / 0 in
Cloudy. Gusty winds this morning. A few flurries or snow showers possible. Morning high of 30F with temps falling to near 15. Winds NNW at 20 to 30 mph.
Sunday Night 02/04 0% / 0 in
A clear sky. Low 7F. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph.
Sun
7:00 am 5:13 pm
Moon
Waning Gibbous, 80% visible 10:10 pm 9:36 am
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58 responses to “MOTION”
Mr Flowers is extravagantly beautiful, with those white ‘ghost’ feathers amongst the blues and greens. I particularly like how the white sets off the fiery orange eye. Glad to see Mr Tane none the worse for his midnight hike to the edge of darkness; there’s a distinct twinkle in that black beady eye. I’m sorry for the loss of the Old Codger. Another repository of wisdom and knowledge gone…
Thankfully he spent much of his last years passing his knowledge and wisdom on to others – he was a lovely old man. c
I do remember the Old Codger & am sorry to read of his passing. If you all buried him then he has come back to his home where he was loved, appreciated & will be fondly remembered. We have a dusting of snow too here in Asheville this morning, and rain is predicted for the day. Very chill & gloomy.
Yes they brought him home to be buried beside his wife. c
Good morning, c. I have fond memories of Dale. In his own way, I’m sure that would amuse him endlessly – some woman living on a different continent having fond recollections of him, and we never even met. God’s speed, Dale.
I am very sure that did amuse him – he could laugh with the best of them. c
Hope the snow stays away …. God Speed Dale and my condolences to his family. Laura
He was a very old man and ready to go on the last journey to meet his maker. We all wish to die in bed with our family around us . How lucky he was.
His memory will obviously live on in all of you and good on him for going when and how he wanted.
Sorry to hear of your loss of an old friend. I suspect his comment about buying milk at the supermarket may have been only half in jest but all in seriousness. If his family was a farming one a century ago when he was a young lad, then being able to simply hop down the road to a convenience store to pick up milk would have been an unheard of luxury.
Same here, in Toronto Canada, not much more than a thick dusting of the white stuff but snowing now and expected to continue doing so for most of the day. Hope you have a lovely day too. — Mame. 🙃
Oh yes! He had a joke for everything! He loved to laugh.
How lucky you are there in the the Big Smoke to have missed it, Mame. Just one hour east and we’ve been getting (somewhere around 12″ now) lake effect since Saturday afternoon…
Oh my! Snow has continued all day today but just lightly and accumulation hasn’t been great… yet. 🙃
So sorry to hear about the old codger. We are having very unsettled weather here in Maine as well. Below zero windchill and a dusting of snow followed by days in the upper 30s. Glad we are not kidding yet is all I can say. More power to the milking!
When do you start kidding – another month I hope – it is going to be cold for a while yet. c
No kids till about the 23rd of March. Crossing our fingers for better weather than last year!
Colorado will take ALL the winter and snow you are willing to spare. We’ve had a very warm and dry winter (only one snow beyond a skiff of snow and that was only an inch or two).
Wow – warm and dry does not sound right – we have had windy and cold and not that much snow really. We willsee what happens next. c
I was wanting to ask about the old codger, but as there’d been no mention, I feared the worst. He reminded me of my landlady’s grandpa in Atlanta, 25 years ago. He was 94 and as old as the century. He was a bit deaf, but had a lot of interesting stories to tell if you made the effort to listen.
Tane looks pleased with himself and none the worst for wear after his little adventure.
I love old people who will pass on their stories. It is the best way for them to reminisce and us to learn.
They have a lot to teach us.
I just read your post from 2012 when he came home recovered from a broken leg. What a treasure in this man. Thank you for sharing his story.
His story is part of the farm story really – I spent years running back and forth with food and laundry. He was an important part of my day. c
Please do send me information about your BB..and nearest airport..l would like to consider a holiday at your farmy..well maybe not entirely holiday…patreciau@gmail.com
Yes I will but as I said yesterday keep in mind there is no kitchen in there – so it is good for short term stays. Chicago is the airport. Two and a half hours from here. I will write again shortly. c
Tane looks good this morning as does Mr Flowers. My condolences to you and the Old Codger’s family. I enjoyed getting to know him in the posts you did in the past. Rest in peace Dale. My 92 year old Aunt passed away last night – the last of her generation in my family. The stories they could tell.
God bless your old Aunt too. She would have seen a lot of changes in 92 years. c
It’s sad the passing of an old friend, but the joy of that friend will live always in memories. Thank you for letting us know about his passing. But, also, Thank you for sharing him with us!
There is a lot to be said for getting old and then dying. Joyous really for it all to work in its proper order.
I agree!
Oh, how I loved those photos of Dale and TonTon and your stories of visiting him 3 times a week or more. I’m convinced that you added a few years to his life by making sure he had good clean food and a regular visitor.
I did visit often when he first came out of hospital that time (Ton and I had been going once a week to the rehab home too ) but after a while Dale got sick of me coming so often and told me to stop making such a damn fuss. He sure was a character. So we went back to a couple of times a week instead.
He was such a character and willl be missed. I too was thinking of asking after him but was afraid. I know you’ll miss him. Sorry for your loss.
Don’t be sorry – everything has its time. It is the way of bodies – they will wear down and stop if left to do it in their own time.
What is Mr. Flower’s job? Our neighbors have peacocks to protect the hens from raccoons, but I do not know if the peahens make many eggs. I never bothered to ask. White peacocks are popular here. Although white is my favorite color, I still think that peacocks should be colorful.
Mr Flowers’s job is to look beautiful while looking down on people. The peahens do lay a few clutches of eggs and sometimes sit but I have not had much luck raising the chicks. So – yeah – they are not much use really . Though simple beauty is uplifting in itself