Posted on January 13, 2019
by Cecilia Mary Gunther
31 Comments
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
36 Comments
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
Posted on September 20, 2017
by Cecilia Mary Gunther
37 Comments
SQUARE POTS? MADNESS!
Posted on December 16, 2016
by Cecilia Mary Gunther
42 Comments
The barn is heaving with birds at the moment, not only the big domestic birds- all the homeless roosters that are not allowed to live with the hens, the peahens and the two oldest guinea fowl on the planet, and Mr Flowers the peacock,… Continue Reading “Big Birds in Barns”
Posted on December 12, 2016
by Cecilia Mary Gunther
80 Comments
Yesterday I lost one of Poppy’s piglets. She looked a bit off on Friday evening, stopped eating on Saturday, did not respond to the usual treatments and died yesterday morning. I don’t know. I take these things hard. She had no symptoms at all. No… Continue Reading “”