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I am Cecilia. A New Zealander who farms in Illinois.
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The Three Rooskerteers
Sorry.. had to say it. Titles! Actually I did a double (or is it triple) take when i saw this shot. I actually thought I only had two roosters who looked exactly the same – Son of Neanderthal Man, and the Son of The Son of Neanderthal Man. Neanderthal Man had the feathers on his…
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White Rabbit
No, I have not bought a white rabbit. But I’m Late. I’m Late. For my very important daily dawn date with you. I am late for two reasons. This morning I had to sit on my hands and let John go out and do the whole mornings chores without me hovering. The milking, the feeding,…
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Either stalactites or stalagmites – one or the other
I know one goes up and one goes down but whichever ones these are, they are an excellent visual example of it being too bloody cold – I will tell you that. Ghastly, darlinks! The swimming pool has ice swimming in it. These shots were taken in the afternoon by the way. All day the…
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Will it be You?
Are you to be my two hundred thousand-TH visitor? At the time of writing (5.24 am), The Farmy has been graced with 199,911 visits. One of you is going to ring the 200,000 bell today. John said, is there a prize? but it all crept on me so fast I did not notice so I…
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