Tag: peacock
Posted on February 1, 2019
by Cecilia Mary Gunther
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The relief of warm air is palpable. I can touch, maybe even palpate, this relief. This morning is 7f ( -13C) as I awake. Above Fahrenheit’s less that scientific Zero. But measurement is all an invention to some degree or other. After we run… Continue Reading “COMING UP FOR AIR”
Posted on January 30, 2019
by Cecilia Mary Gunther
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Last night as the wind blew hard and the temperatures dropped so fast my face ached, I got all the chores finished. Finally got in the house. Finally peeled off the layers of messed up miserable ramshackle outdoor homeless person clothing. Finally got my… Continue Reading “LAST NIGHT”
Posted on January 20, 2019
by Cecilia Mary Gunther
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Last night the moon and the deep white snow joined in to create a glow that seemed to come from the Earth herself. I wish you could have seen it. It appeared to lift from under the snow like deep shuttered light from below.… Continue Reading “YOU SHOULD SEE THE NIGHT”
Category: PhotographyTags: celi, countrylife, cows, farming, featured, hereford pigs, peacock, photography, pigs, snow, weather
Posted on January 13, 2019
by Cecilia Mary Gunther
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I want to put two ll’s in leveller. (There are going to be problems when I get to SPELLING in my English course). Anyway, Our John thinks we got over Six inches yesterday. Nice light fluffy snow.
Category: PhotographyTags: animal photography, Barn, celi, chickens, country, ducks, farm photography, farming, farmlife, featured, peacock, weather
I often find things when I examine images in the morning as I prepare them for publication. I think that is a jacket? On the post behind the peacock. I know exactly where my one work jacket is so it must be the woodcutters!
Category: PhotographyTags: animal photography, countrylife, farm photography, farming, featured, hogs, peacock, photography, pigs, thekitchensgardendotcom, weather
Posted on November 1, 2018
by Cecilia Mary Gunther
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This morning as I write there are no mooing calves. I am not sure whether to be relieved or grateful or worried that they have all run off.
Posted on September 6, 2018
by Cecilia Mary Gunther
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As I work even harder to feed my animals without buying feed in plastic bags the sprouting gets more and more important. As we know plastic is not going anywhere but into the piles and landfills in our respective countries. It is quite simply… Continue Reading “HOPEFUL SPROUTS”
Posted on January 18, 2018
by Cecilia Mary Gunther
55 Comments
The farmy has a sunny day ahead. Plus a high that may just tip us above freezing. My arms ache from carrying buckets of water for the cows so I hope we can get the hoses out today. Carrying water is hard work.
Category: Photography, Sustainable farmingTags: cold, country, countrylife, cows, discussion, farming, hay, midwest, peacock, silage, snow, weather, winter, winterpeacock
Posted on December 9, 2017
by Cecilia Mary Gunther
23 Comments
Do you see it? That little full-to-the-brim milk tongue.
Category: Farm Animals, farmphotography, Photography, Sustainable farmingTags: closeups, cold, country, countrylife, farming, farmphotography, featured, hereford cows, hereford hogs, lovely, peacock, peacocktails
Posted on October 28, 2017
by Cecilia Mary Gunther
39 Comments
The Kitchen Garden Retreat on Airbnb is toddling along quite nicely. I have guests expected today so it is all set up and looking so beautiful. I will bake bread and leave a loaf on the counter and a small bottle of fresh milk… Continue Reading “WILD YOU”
Category: Farm Animals, Farming, Photography, Sustainable farmingTags: airbnb, chickens, farmfit, farming, farmlife, gardens, hogs, instincts, peacock, pigs