Category: Photography
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Fat Pigs
Well not fat exactly. But I certainly have two fast growing pigs on the Farmy. At least we have a date for Poppy. July 3rd. She is rounder. Pulling in before the hips. And her udder is showing signs of dropping (I think). But for Tima we have no dates and a lot of wishful thinking.…
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A kick from the belly
Yesterday I sat down in the straw with Hop and Pop Poppy, she sighed and laid beside me so I could stroke her belly. She loves to have her belly stroked. And that is when one of her piglets kicked me. A little hoof reached out and poked me in the palm of my hand. I…
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Hay In The Barn
Hay. The best air freshener of all. I had to turn the field twice to accelerate the drying because of all the rain in the forecast. And Jen and I went back out and gently spread out the bigger clumps by hand so it all dried evenly.Which as usual made my skin erupt in welts and…
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Pig in a Pot
Poor Poppy wants nothing more than to sit in her water pot. But Sheila said No. Sheila that was a little bit mean. The hay is rolled and drying fast. Bad weather comes in tonight so I am hoping to bale this evening. We have had a perfect few days.. which makes me even more of…
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Are you fretting yet?
As we wandered the streets of Chicago, Fede asked me endlessly – Are you worried about the animals yet? Will they be OK? Are you fretting? I think he was more worried than I was as we wandered about the streets of Chicago. Eating- ( and a teensy bit of drinking!). We went to Whole Foods too and Eataly.…
The Kitchen's Garden 