Tag: cows

• Daisy’s coat needs attention

  About this time of year a cow’s winter coat starts to lift and itch. So while my back was turned Daisy has been rubbing her neck on the big tree in her yard and if you look carefully you will see that in some instances she has rubbed the coat right off and little bare…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  February 13, 2012

  Organic farming

  apple cider vinegar, bare patches in cow coat, cows, organic farming, prairies, tea tree oil

• Last day of giveaway postcard choices and votes.

  We are very close to a beautiful collection.  Your choices so far are perfect. Here are a few more suggestions from your fellow readers.   Your responses to this project have been astronomical.   And in fact often you have pointed to the same shot, which has been quite startling.  We can only have one…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  February 9, 2012

  Photography

  cows, Giveaway, images, moonlight, photographs, postcards, sheep

• Late afternoon on the farmy: Two Cocks Crowing

  Late afternoon on the Farmy is a peaceful time. Well it should be a peaceful time.  Except I let all the chook-house chickens out of their house for a run around. Which meant that the Barn Roosters rushed out to challenge the Chook House Roosters.   Son of Neanderthal Man  and the Senior Chook House…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  February 6, 2012

  Farm Animals, Humour, Photography, Sustainable farming, The Farmy

  chickens, chooks, cows, crowing, guinea fowl, roosters, sheep

• Hiding Out from the Blizzard in The Barn

  It is 14F (–10C) this morning. Snow on the ground. Yesterday we were locked inside  with a blizzard hurling itself around outside. It was about 18F all day.  Snow flew in swirls through the fields past the buildings and straight out across the plains.  It seemed very certain of its path that  snow.  We were…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  January 13, 2012

  Farming, Sustainable farming

  ayrshire heifer, Barn, cows, hereford calf, interiors, midwest, snow

• Let’s Walkabout on the Farmy today!!

  The water in the swimming pool is freezing.  I know this has nothing to do with anything but I like the image! Yesterday was a little warmer so it was a good day to  get back to basics, go on the walkabout and bring you all up to date on the complete lack of events on…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  December 14, 2011

  Farming, Organic farming, Photography, Sustainable farming, Vines and Wine

  chickens. lambs, cows, farm life, sheep