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Liesl in Action
April 27, 2012The Birds and the Bees and the Flowers and the Trees
April 12, 2012My seuss-kale has exploded into flowery amazing: And the bees are all over it. Literally. Also attracting lots of bees are the borage and sunflower plants: And for good measure, here is a chickenbutt: And my always lovely persimmon tree:
Chicken Models
April 9, 2012I had a glorious weekend, filled with backyard gardening. And I made a fish pond! But before the garden updates, here are the chickens. Yesterday, they hopped up onto my backyard bench, and I took approximately five million photos. Here are some highlights. One of my many favorite things about the chickens is that they [...]
Eggs
April 2, 2012Rainy Day Chickens
March 24, 2012Liesel: Still My Favorite
March 16, 2012Maybe I’ll take up Falconry. Do chickens count as birds of prey? Is it a big deal that Liesel can’t really fly? She has the look down, and that must count for something!
Weekendery
February 20, 2012Aah, three day weekend. There are no words for how thankful I am for an extra day off. On the downside, Sunday afternoon I started to panic that I only had one more day off. Ugh. Back on the positive side, I did a lot of gardening Saturday and yesterday. My spinach plants were ready [...]
Eglu Escape!
January 16, 2012Overnight temperatures have been dropping into the low 30′s lately, so here and there I’ve been closing the door of the Eglu at night to keep the chickens nice and snug. The other morning, I headed out to the yard to let them out before work, and I saw all three chickens standing outside of [...]
The Sky is Falling!
December 29, 2011Or something interesting is going on up there at least!
Marta
December 6, 2011Marta is a fan of the new camera, because now we can finally appreciate the true beauty of her feathers. If smugness comes in chicken form, this is what it looks like. In other chicken news, here is a shot that displays the size discrepancy between Greta and Liesel. If any of the chickens needed [...]
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