Category: Farming

• The Mists of Writing while Walking the Boundaries.

  Mama the policeman will have something to say about that.  Every photograph, though taken on the same day, has slightly different light and is viewed differently by each reader. This is why every writer has something viable to say.  Some might say: Mama you are looking fat. Others might think she is looking a little…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  January 3, 2013

  Farming, Photography, Vines and Wine, Writing

  barn in snow, cats, old barns, sheep, writing, writing desk

• Onwards and Upwards at 5F (-15C)

  This kind of beautiful clear day … … always has to be paid for. (Do you see the shape of the Coupe’s roofline developing in the framing here?) There was a lot of sun for warmth gathering yesterday.  And I know why now.  It is 5.30 am and 5 degrees F outside.  Yes, that is…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  January 2, 2013

  Farming, Life, Photography

  animal photography, farming, guinea fowl, kittens, milking in the freezing cold, photography, sun on snow, The kitchen’s garden

• A few Farmy Highlights (in pictures) from Jan-Dec 2012

  January 2012 begins with a sunset.  and so mild I was drinking a beer on the verandah.  February 2012 – got a little bit chilly though the winter of 2012 was comparatively mild.  Queenie Wineti the Hereford heifer and our darling Mary’s Cat did not mind the cold.  Mary’s Cat was everyones fearless friend.  March…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  January 1, 2013

  Farming, Life, Photography

  2012, 2013, calf, cows, farming, farmy, lambs, new years day, The Duke of Kupa

• A few Farmy Highlights (in pictures) from Jan-Dec 2012

  January 2012 begins with a sunset.  and so mild I was drinking a beer on the verandah.  February 2012 – got a little bit chilly though the winter of 2012 was comparatively mild.  Queenie Wineti the Hereford heifer and our darling Mary’s Cat did not mind the cold.  Mary’s Cat was everyones fearless friend.  March…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  January 1, 2013

  Farming, Life, Photography

  2012, 2013, calf, cows, farming, farmy, lambs, new years day, The Duke of Kupa

• A Sparkly Farmy Day

  I wished for a fine cold day … and that is exactly what we got …  with plenty of  Sunday to hang out in the wintry sun all day. The Duke of Kupa … … was particularly spectacular with his sparkly colour.  We went to collect the hay from a lovely old farm … where…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  December 31, 2012

  Farming, Photography

  boxer, how to make mint essence, mint essence, peacock feathers, peaocoks