Tag: winter

• MOTION

  

  Mr Flowers glowers down from his perch in the barn. 

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  February 4, 2018

  Farming, farmphotography, Photography

  farming, old codger, peacock feathers, peacocks, snow, tail feathers, weather, winter

• SIMPLY MESSING

  

  “Nice? It’s the only thing,” said the Water Rat solemnly as he leant forward for his stroke. “Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing—absolute nothing—half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats. Simply messing,” he went on dreamily: “messing—about—in—boats; messing about in boats — or with boats. In or out of ’em, it doesn’t matter…”…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  January 26, 2018

  Farm Animals, Photography

  farming, featured, messing about, midwest, sun, weather, winter

• PUSHY COW

  

  gain By yesterday morning the sick pig was given an A- and by yesterday evening she was given an A+ and was back to shoving the others out of the way to get to her food. Her breathing is still a little laboured but her attitude will fix that. 

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  January 25, 2018

  Farm Animals, Photography, Sustainable farming

  blogging, cows, farmanimals, farming, fences, pig, prairie, weather, wildness, winter

• SICK PIG

  

  This winter has been up and down and up and down in temperatures. And the varuation is so vast that the animals no sooner get used to hunkering down than it is warm again then cold again. Well, one of the three little pigs went down yesterday. Over 24 hours she went from vibrant to…

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  January 24, 2018

  Farm Animals, farmphotography, Photography

  barns, calves, country life, cows, farming, pigs, pneumonia in swine, rathouse, sheds, sick pig, weather, winter

• ONCE AGAIN

  

  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. 

  Cecilia Mary Gunther

  January 18, 2018

  Photography, Sustainable farming

  cold, country, countrylife, cows, discussion, farming, hay, midwest, peacock, silage, snow, weather, winter, winterpeacock