Tag: animal photography

• As the snow turns to a dogs delight: slush and mud

  The day stayed well above freezing yesterday. The snow began to melt and all the animals  heads came back up. Incredibly the sparrows indulged in a bird bath. Splashing about in the melting ice. Not quite that warm I thought. But there you are,  I am  not that kind of bird. I opened all the…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  December 20, 2013

  Farming, Life, Photography, Vines and Wine

  animal photography, Barn, cats, dogs, farm photography, no waste, peacock, pigs, The Duke of Kupa

• Writing and farming below freezing

  Yesterday was colder than ever and the wind was blowing fiercely scoring the skin off my face and the water out of my own eyes. So cold that if you are doing the dishes and your hands are a little wet, and you pop outside for a piece of wood for the stove and then…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  December 11, 2013

  Farming, homesteading, Life, Photography, Vines and Wine

  animal photography, Barn, celi, cow, farm photography, farming, homesteading, writing, Yesterdays Temperatures

• Have you ever made funny faces for a baby…

  But the baby does not care… Poor BooBoo. No more laughing, it hurts to laugh. But every time I look at that shot this morning I laugh out loud. Then look what Baby Marmalade did next … Went to sleep in my sewing basket.. Poor BooBoo… Poor Sewing. And as if our grey day yesterday…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  December 3, 2013

  Farming, Humour, Life, Photography

  animal photography, dog and kitten, farm photography, homesteading, The Daily View, The kitchen’s garden

• Good news and Lots of Sweetness

  Marmalade still loves Boo Boo. But that is not the good news. We all know about the Marmalade and Boo Boo show! Everyone loves the new hay. But that is not the good news either. The Good news is that the Duke of Kupa is not doing the gaggy face anymore. The gaping. And rasping.…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  December 2, 2013

  homesteading, Humour, Life, Photography

  animal photography, cat, farming, hereford pigs, homesteading, peacock, sheep, The Duke of Kupa, The kitchen’s garden

• Making apple cider with just a hint of cuteness: due to popular demand.

  Yesterday we made the apple cider. This year has been an astronomical year for apples. I have been collecting apples from a number of different trees over the last few weeks. We love to have a mixture of apple flavours in the cider. I went to a tree down the road near a wee farmhouse…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  October 14, 2013

  Farm Animals, homesteading, Life, Vines and Wine

  animal photography, apple cider, apple crusher, honey mead, kittens and dog, old barn, wine