It might take a while to get you all up to date! Let’s hope I can stay the course a bit longer this time. Though we will be drifting into bread baking a bit more often – this being a huge focus in my… Continue Reading “Mopping Up the Details”
Category: PhotographyTags: animal photography, barns, calf, chickens, countrylife, farm photography, farming, farmlife, featured, homesteading, midwest, peahen, sustainable farming, The kitchen's garden, women farmers
Calves are often hard to find – but they are never lost.
When I went out to check the two Angus cows Luna and Leia yesterday morning there was a perfect little calf all curled up in the dry straw. Luna (who has a bigger udder than Aunty Del in full production) is the proud mother.
I think we have solved the mystery of the murdered chicken in the loft of the big barn. Boo found a possum in there yesterday evening. And grabbed it!
Category: Farming, farmphotography, PhotographyTags: calf, chickens, countrylife, cows and calves, ducks, farming, featured, midwest, natural, weather
WEANING is one of the most poignant days on the farm. The babies are healthy and growing up, they are old enough to live on their own without their mother, things are going according to plan, but OH the MISERY – there is no… Continue Reading “BAWLING”
Category: Farm Animals, farmphotography, Photography, Sustainable farmingTags: calf, calves, countrylife, cows, farming, sustainable, thekitchensgardendotcom, weaning
Posted on December 2, 2017
by Cecilia Mary Gunther
18 Comments
ALEX and her daughter go to their new home on the 10th of this month. December already! In fact December 2nd. I am away on my travels in 15 sleeps. FIFTEEN!
Category: Farming, farmphotography, PhotographyTags: calf, country, country life, cows, december, dextercows, Dexters, farming, farmlife, featured, piglet, weather
Posted on November 30, 2017
by Cecilia Mary Gunther
32 Comments
BALING Twine is my friend. So it is.
Category: farmphotography, Photography, Sustainable farmingTags: calf, calves, country, countrylife, cows, farming, farmlife, featured, fields, pigs, warm weather, weather
Posted on November 28, 2017
by Cecilia Mary Gunther
30 Comments
INKY really is the most beautiful calf. She is just so beefy. Lovely straight back, nice legs and a very sweet temperament to boot.
Posted on November 12, 2017
by Cecilia Mary Gunther
20 Comments
“THE LITTLEST CALF”
Posted on November 9, 2017
by Cecilia Mary Gunther
36 Comments
One has to wonder where these ears came from.
Category: Farm Animals, Farming, farmphotography, Photography, Sustainable farming, woman farmerTags: calf, country, cows, farming, farmlife, featured, love, pigs, pigsbottoms, weather