A Blustery Day

Well, well... we went to 81 degrees today, and 

now the Old North Wind is blowing, and we are already down to 61.  

I have all the windows open, and the house airing out... but we expect a high 

of fourty four tomorrow, then back up into balmier weather. 

If I remember correctly, we had snow in both April, and on 

May 2nd last year, so I am hoping we don't repeat that. 

I am so proud of this girl.  I don't know whether it's old age... she will be nine this year, or what.... but she is no longer going after every chicken she sees.  I DO keep an eye on her, by glancing out the door... but I can trust her outside with the henspa flock loose. 

You have no idea of the pleasure I get from seeing the girls and Ferdie and Moe in the yard.  

It makes me so happy, and will be one thing I miss. 

I found this nest in the 4 x 4 pen in the old henyard this morning.  

There were eight duck eggs in it, but I did not know how 

fresh any of them were, so I broke them and fed them to the henspa flock. 

I know where two or three more are, but can't get to them.  That was the one good thing about the ducks being inside two weeks ago, I was able to get pretty clean eggs each morning. 

Last week when Chris was here, he helped me clean the flower beds up a little. 

The chickens have been helping, too!

Can you even SEE Bitty? 

We've been able to fill the duck pond the last several days, and Abby is SO HAPPY about that!