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I am Cecilia. A New Zealander who farms in Illinois.
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Winter sinks like a lid of bruised clouds.
And inch of snow and a finished podcast with spotty internet. All day the clouds lay above us heavy with snow. Not bad for a Sunday! If you are leading a lost animal back to the barn you don’t shine the torch into the animals face. You shine the torch where you want the animal…
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Whosoever Dumps Cats …
I am reserving a special corner of cat hell for you. Finally here is a picture of the black cat who has been occasionally sighted in the barn. He is getting braver. Here he is just short of the back steps. I am sure there will be a few cat fights to follow while they…
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Posts like Telegrams
When you look across each of my favorite platforms, (Instagram, Substack and here on the Blog) you will see how each of the platforms show TODAY on the farm. They are like old fashioned telegrams delivered to you as fast as possible. Many bloggers stack their posts days and sometimes weeks ahead. Here I publish…
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Frost Snatches at the Colour
Interesting how the colour drains out of a landscape when you add cold. Cold really does feel blue. After the rain everything greened up. (see below). Then early this morning – our first hard frost. Here are two photos from the same spot. I used the exact same filter / Portrait in the SnapSeed app…
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The Ears Have It
It is pouring down outside. Well, it would look pretty silly if it was pouring up, said the old lady. A calf very sweetly showing us his tongue. Hmm. We have a had a good drop of rain, I can hear the rainwater barrel filling up outside the window – though today the rain barrels…
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