Tag: cows
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The Summer People
My summer people have begun to arrive. Yesterday I picked up Inaki. (And the traffic was terrible both ways so Boo and I spent HOURS in the car – Ton had to stay home because he had been playing with a skunk in the night). Inaki is from the Basque region of Spain, he is delightful, strong and…
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Cabbages and Cats
Now why would a cat sleep with a cabbage. Well, all the plants are covered so that the peahens cannot eat my infant crops. But Marmalade the Mama cat thinks we have created a warm spot for her to sleep and she is ever so grateful! The peahens are being trained into their Peacock Palace-…
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A warm puff of spring
Cows watching the grass grow. This is what cows do when they are locked up in the yards. Watch the grass growing. I need to clean these yards off again this week. Four cows is a good amount of manure. And our gardens are fertilised from the previous winters manure. Soon the cows will be out…
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The Eyes of a Toad
Look who introduced himself to me in the glasshouse yesterday. A Glasshouse Toad with very determined eyes. I left him in there – the cold is coming back soon and he has come out of his hibernation – better he stays in the glasshouse and hunts for bugs in there until it warms up for good. I brought…
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Going Green
The word Green stands for so many different things. Environmentally friendly. The greenies. Marijuana. The Green Party (hey NZ – are they still there?). Green as in innocent or un-knowing. Little Green Men. Green as in envious. Green Tea. For me: Green means – well – GREEN – as in the colour. Yesterday it rained with a high of…
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