Category: Photography
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The Rustle of a Rain Shower
The stillness of approaching weather sat about little farm yesterday. The clouds had slowly lowered about our heads like a tin lid, amplifying all the darkening sounds and tricking the crickets into early song. The birds gathered in heavy trees and went quiet. The big animals ate as fast as they could. Filling their bellies…
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Straw sent up the Clatter Box
Sixty bales. That will do for a start. Straw is for bedding. Hay for feeding. In a mild winter like we had last year I did not need as much straw as the animals preferred to hang around outside. But we have calves due earlier next year so we need plenty of clean bedding on…
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Bees on Marble and the Cow’s Dining Car
Bees are great ones for sleeping in. Only the scouts were out and about in this early morning shot. But once the worker bees get the message this will be a busy plate later in the day. As the demand grows I will put out greater quantities of sugar water. Daisy, Queenie and this years…
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In chronological order, some days are just like that
It is dry now. Not unusual for September. So I am watering. The first thing I do every morning is load the dehydrator and start the sauce. Oh and here is the link to the tomato sauce I am making today. It is from Tanya in Spain. This is the one that Chg John makes too.…
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From the sublime to the ridiculous, or was it the other way round?
We are being held in the moist hand of a humid hot spell. It won’t last long. It is September after all. But all the wearers of fur and feather and leather coats are panting. Water is a dog’s best friend on days like these. Though some are more dignified than others. Ton prefers the…
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