Category: Farming

• THE WEST SIDE

  

  The cows on the West side are more than happy with their big round bale. Stupid seldom leaves its side. Tia’s cousin. He is a beautiful animal. I had John place the round bale under the trees.  It is dry under there with not as much growth for them to trample.  These round bales cost…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  January 20, 2018

  farmphotography, Photography, Sustainable farming

  country life, cows, farming, fields, hay, sustainable farming, trees

• ONCE AGAIN

  

  The farmy has a sunny day ahead. Plus a high that may just tip us above freezing. My arms ache from carrying buckets of water for the cows so I hope we can get the hoses out today.  Carrying water is hard work. 

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  January 18, 2018

  Photography, Sustainable farming

  cold, country, countrylife, cows, discussion, farming, hay, midwest, peacock, silage, snow, weather, winter, winterpeacock

• PINK

  

  PINK is such a hard sounding word for such a soft light. Pink is clipped and final in its execution. Dusky is a better word.  Though dusky has more gray in it. 

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  January 17, 2018

  Farming, Life, Photography

  calves, cold, countrylife, farming, featured, herefordhogs, hogs, lowlight, pigs, pink, snow, sunset, weather, winter

• NOT PRETTY

  

  When snow first falls it is pretty. Then when you are out in it it is pretty cold but soon it is just as used and worn out and unpretty as the rest of us. Though not without a certain  formidable charm.

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  January 16, 2018

  Farming, farmphotography, Photography

  Barn, chicken, chickens, cold, farmdogs, farming, frigid, ice, Molly, raising chickens, sheila my big fat pig, snow, weather

• DARK SNOW

  

  In the night it snowed and blowed but that is not the worst of it. 

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  January 15, 2018

  Farming, Photography

  cold, country life, farming, oldbarn, snow