No Ma’am. Not Yet. Not Today.

Last night was one of those times that tried my little animal-loving soul. It has only been a month since Little One hatched.  This past week, I've been watching her with some concern.  Jasmine stopped talking to her the way mama hens almost constantly chatter to their babies.  And stopped responding to her little bird cries sometime.  It was way too early for Jasmine let Little One fend for … [Read more...]

A New Path…And Maybe More Chicks?

When I say a new path, I'm not getting all philosophical on you. No, I literally mean A NEW PATH.  The grass in the barnyard was so tall the animals weren't walking through it.  I kid you not.  The goats would walk along the fence line, desperately trying to eat the tall grass on the other side of the fence, but not turn around and eat the same thing IN THEIR OWN SPACE.  Go figure.  They are … [Read more...]

Just Out Of Reach

Ah, hello again.  I've been way too busy in a not fun kind of way.  There's not enough time to sit down and write, and precious few minutes in the barnyard with my camera to capture a story or two.  There's nothing wrong at all.  But the lack of time has me frustrated.  My personal goals—writing more, getting better with my photography, and especially really working on getting an Etsy store going, … [Read more...]

Welcome To the Family, Little Chick

Well, this has been the longest three weeks of my life.  Been waiting here, wanting to share...and now I can! We've got a new member of the family :-) Jasmine, best mama in the world, has a new baby. Every human chicken mama gets to decide for herself how she wants to get baby chicks into her family.  Mail order? Farm store? Incubator? For me, I'm leaving this important job to the … [Read more...]

I Spy A Skunk

Some days, I feel like I've dodged a bullet.  Yesterday, I was ready for a morning of barnyard chores, poised to exit the back door with Keela at my side. Then, I spied this. I was not amused.  I was, however, grateful we had not yet stepped out the door.  Keela is unable to resist chasing these critters and getting sprayed. This guy was in no hurry to leave.  I watched him cross the … [Read more...]

No Drama Lucy

If you could pick a chicken for your best friend, I think you would pick Lucy. I know I would. Why Lucy, you ask? Well, you know that someone in your life that ALWAYS have a problem, is ALWAYS in a crisis of some sort and needs your help, ALWAYS meddling into other people's business and creating an issue? Yeah. That's not Lucy. Every morning when I open the yellow coop, Lucy's little … [Read more...]

The Rain Keeps Coming Down

We have had a very, very rainy May. Around here it's said we have an average of 300 sunny days every year, and I think we expect that, especially in the spring.  I can't remember a May this cloudy and wet. The water has no place to go.  The ground is so saturated the open space to the south has been draining directly into the barnyard. While Doink and the goats are mostly miserable, the … [Read more...]

So Much Happiness and Joy

Wow.  I've been away from the blog for the longest time since I started writing. I've missed all of you! I don't write anything ahead and I simply haven't had enough time to sit down in front of my computer. But what a monumental time we've had. So, let's get caught up, ok? We had a graduation, a birthday and the best party in the world to celebrate both.  Our Excellent Son Cameron graduated … [Read more...]