Tag: The Duke of Kupa

• A few Farmy Highlights (in pictures) from Jan-Dec 2012

  January 2012 begins with a sunset.  and so mild I was drinking a beer on the verandah.  February 2012 – got a little bit chilly though the winter of 2012 was comparatively mild.  Queenie Wineti the Hereford heifer and our darling Mary’s Cat did not mind the cold.  Mary’s Cat was everyones fearless friend.  March…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  January 1, 2013

  Farming, Life, Photography

  2012, 2013, calf, cows, farming, farmy, lambs, new years day, The Duke of Kupa

• The Duke of Kupa’s flipside eye

  Imagine if you had a third eyelid, like a veil.  That you could draw, like a blind, across your eyes .. .. but still see out. How disconcerting would that be, to those who wished to pry at you with their miniature crowbars. Your veil eye would keep you safe.  A safety net.  I see…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  November 15, 2012

  Farming, Life, Writing

  peacock, The Duke of Kupa, third eye lid, writing with cracked fingers

• Hiding from the Chill

  Not one furry, or feathered, animal, or bird, moved from the barn until late in the morning yesterday, except maybe to run quickly outside to the loo but that would only be the piggies. The rest are not as particular with their ablutions. So after the milking (the milk production has levelled out at 15…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  November 13, 2012

  Farming, Photography

  cute kittens, guinea fowl, images, Nanowrimo, old barn, peacock, the cold, The Duke of Kupa, The kitchen’s garden

• Charlotte makes a run for it – ungrateful pig.

  So yesterday on my rounds I took the piggies out into pats paddock to have a munch on the grass. They love good long grass and there was a little out there. Then with no warning, Charlotte, aka Miss Naughty, went for a walk outside the fences.  I had opened the gate to fix the…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  November 9, 2012

  Farming, Life, Stories

  cat, hereford cow, hereford hogs, pigs, runaway pigs, sheeps eye, the, The Duke of Kupa

• A Fine day on the Farmy

  It was a grey chilly day.  Almost no direct sunlight.  It is funny how even the tiniest shaft of sun can lift our heads. Yes, this is the same peacock. The Duke of Kupa’s train is growing so fast! This has surprised me, I thought he would wait until late winter. But already he is…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  November 4, 2012

  Farming, Photography

  aspirin for pigs, headphones, Nanowrimo, pigs in pain, The Daily View, The Duke of Kupa, The kitchen’s garden, writing, Yesterdays Temperatures