Category: Farming
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Loading hay and sheep drench for the Duke of Kupa
As we did not have enough hay from the fields this season I had to buy in 150 bales of alfalfa and alfalfa/grass bales. It is from neighbouring fields, so should have the same mineral make up as our own and best of all it arrived while The Tall Teenager was here, on leave, to…
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7F (-14C ) is too bloody cold for November
All the cats and dogs crept inside last night. It was a zoo. But they knew it was going to get very cold. Scrapper took over Maramalade and Boo’s bed. For the whole afternoon. Boo took it back later in the night Much to Marmalade’s relief. The Plonkers through the kitchen window. I was outside…
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Are peacocks noisy?
Tui the peahen very kindly clambered up on top of one of the Car Carcasses so I could get a better shot of her for you. (Crouching down is still out of the question for me). I was asked the other day whether the pea fowl are noisy. Not really. In fact from late summer…
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A different angle
My Dad gave me my first camera when I was 6, then he gave me a very good camera to work with when I was 12, that was the Leica, then we went through the Pentax period and finally I rested my eyes on the Nikons. Though for my birthday one year my Dad sent…
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Rain on the hay – my language could be stronger…
This year, every time we cut the hay it rained. This time it rained then it snowed then it dried beautifully. My friend and I walked out to the hay makers field before lunch yesterday. She had come down to help me with the winterizing. Lunch would be pumpkin soup made with pears and lemon…
The Kitchen's Garden 