Tag: fall

• Grim weather and Great Escapes

  

  Yesterday began cold and blustery. Sprinkles of rain but nothing to write home about. This morning is more of the same. I hate to say it but winter is coming. Yesterday I miserably hunted out my winter jacket shook the spiders out of it and put it in the washing machine. John has sown the…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  September 29, 2016

  Farming, homesteading, Life, Photography

  autumn, fall, farming, piglets, pigs, pregnant pigs, thekitchensgarden farm

• Daisy puts her foot down

  It rained, no snow but big slushy droopy mushy plops that looked like they had been hurled out from the murky clouds by a vast muddy shaking dog. And it was cold. Wet and cold. A wintry day.  By afternoon I decided to throw down some extra straw and let the animals into the barn.…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  October 23, 2013

  Farming, homesteading, Life, Photography

  autumn, cold weather, cows, fall, guinea fowl, pigs, sheep

• Rain on The Wet Skunky Dog in The Golden Leaves of Autumn

  Hmm. Skunky dog on a rainy day. Not a pretty olfactory picture. Poor fellow saw the Skunk Off bottles come out and he hid under a bush, not realising that the bush was losing its leaves, and his smelly little snout and little eye could be seen peering back out at me.  But Ton Ton,…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  October 18, 2012

  Life, Photography, Sustainable farming

  blogging, colours of autumn, colours of fall, fall, rain, water barrels

• Feeding sugar water to Bees

  At this time of year the flowers have begun to fade. There is not as much food around for my friends the bees. NOT because winter is coming yet you understand!  Even flowers need a break sometimes too you know.  So I set up feeders for the bees.  I make a drink for them of…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  September 18, 2011

  Bees, Photography

  bees, bees up close, blues, fall, insulater images, marbles images, sugar water for bees, summer