Category: Farming

• Walkabout the Farmy on a Still Sepia Day

  Good morning.  I took you around the farmy yesterday. Yesterday was a day of bird song. It was still, overcast and bright. Which is actually a perfect day for the camera if you want some serious light for the densest colour in your images. Sadly we are still waiting in line for our spring colours,…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  February 23, 2012

  Farming, Photography, Sustainable farming

  Barn, cardinal, cat, grass, old barn, old barn gates, spring birds

• Hawk sets up Housekeeping in the Barn

  Yesterday  I stalked the hawk who had moved into the barn for a few days hunting. Taking photographs of suspicious flying raptors is a very different concept from taking a photo of a cow as she stands and leans and stares. However, even without the right lens or light,  I amused myself for a while.…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  February 19, 2012

  Farming, Photography

  Barn, bird watcher, coopers hawk, old barn, sharp shinned hawk

• Daisy’s coat needs attention

  About this time of year a cow’s winter coat starts to lift and itch. So while my back was turned Daisy has been rubbing her neck on the big tree in her yard and if you look carefully you will see that in some instances she has rubbed the coat right off and little bare…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  February 13, 2012

  Organic farming

  apple cider vinegar, bare patches in cow coat, cows, organic farming, prairies, tea tree oil

• Phew, well that was a flurry. Now back to work!

  Thank you so much for all your input over the last two days.  The images we have all selected have been sent over to the tech team, for the last review and some work.  Then  when they come back, I will let you know the final line up. Your names have been printed and folded…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  February 10, 2012

  Organic farming, Sustainable farming

  chickens, coldframe

• How to Make Puppy Pillows for your Pooch!

  It was cold yesterday. The frost hung on the trees all day. No wind.  The world stayed frozen white  with a cover of cloud like a stainless steel lid.   On these still cold sepia days, it is hard not to succumb to malaise. The weather sits there like a big lump. So I went…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  February 7, 2012

  Photography, Sustainable farming

  dog beds, dog pillows, guatamala, jute bags, wool