In every way. Low in the sky. Late in the day.
And rain was coming.
And I had been cleaning out the barn.
R and I had been talking as we were sweeping. She went outside to grab something. Popping her head back around the post she says. They are listening. The cows. Standing just outside listening to our voices.
So when I had finished making their big bed in one side of the cow shed I pulled open the newly repaired door and let them in. They said thank you, because cows are good like that, then commenced to eat their bed.
The light was so low in the barn and the animals never stop moving so … hard to get clarity in the shots.
The cows eating their bed is a very gentle and contemplative video for our TKG TAKE TEN this evening. Subscribe if you have not already and the Take Ten will be delivered straight to your inbox. And remember – travel is in the offing. Get as many farm videos packed in as you can. We are going to be doing some travel this winter! I love cities too!
The four little fat pigs.
Big Jude and FreeBee.
Ten eggs yesterday!
The egg numbers are going to rocket up when the days start getting longer.
I have been looking back through the old posts. November 2012
The Duke of Kupa.
Do you remember?
Have a lovely day!
Celi
The Kitchen's Garden 
23 responses to “The Long Low Light.”
Of course, the Duke of Kupa! Such a beautiful bird! And such fun to look back to 2012! The treehouse! And to remember the cold! I remember sitting directly in front of the fireplace for most of that winter!
And of course John never did build an insulated cover for the milking pump we just dragged it back and forth into the house! Lords, those winters were tough.
She is a lovely cow. Good morning, c.
Good morning, Misky! Loved your poem on substack this morning!
Thank you!
Those cows will be lowing in the low light 🤣
There’s an en garde TonTon in that Kupa picture, looking after his animals in the old days.
Sometimes I forget how active he was. Now he is so blind he hesitates to come through the door in case it is not open. Now the fire is lit he is happiest there.
Poor TonTon – he was such a good farm dog. I remember Old Dog too!
Oh yes! Old dog and his blanket.
He was so sweet and at the time, TonTon was in his prime …before that interloper Boo came along 🤣
Hi Celi – my husband and I are looking into buying a piece of property that is currently used as a crop field. It’s surrounded by farms/fieds as well. The question came up from a friend if we were worried about health hazards from pesticide etc spraying. It’s an 8 acre parcel so bound to be some fly over. Any thoughts you have about this? It is just such a beautiful place…we wouldn’t be farming it but would likely have some animals and kitchen gardens
Cynthia Brown ________________________________
Hey Cynthia! Great questions . In four years your soil will be clean. . If you have a choice plant oats as your first crop this is very healing for the soil. I put my fields straight into grass and clover and oats and proceeded from there.
For a true organic farm you could plant a buffer of trees all around it. Sprays have a chemical in them that weighs the spray so it drops straight down – so usually – as long as there is a buffer and no strong wind – the sprays won’t drift.
Would you like to email me? celima.g.7@gmail.com – you could send me some pictures. Your plan sounds wonderful!
The Duke of Kupa and four little fat pigs. Past and present, beautiful.
Yes . The Duke was a bigger bird than I remember.
and who wouldn’t eat their bed if given the chance ))?
Exactly!!😂
I have been away so long and missed this so much. The cows are listening and eating their beds made me smile today. I needed that. Thank you.
Those cows! I missed you too – glad to see you again! I will pop over and see what you are up to.
Oh my, that picture from 2012! So open without the tree growth you have now. I barely remember The Duke, but seeing a peacock makes me wistful again about dear Mr. Flowers.
Yes! I thought that too. There were three trees here when I arrived now there are a LOT more!
Oh yes. I remember the Duke of Kupa. And the gorgeous shots of he and his Mrs sitting high in the rafters.
Your bovine pictures were especially nice today.
Oh, the Duke and lovely TonTon…