Sights from Around Crooked Acres.
The Begonias on the front porch are still holding strong.
I love Azaleas.
And Hydrangeas.
And… whatever these are. I don’t remember – starts with a “p”, I think. Or has a “p” in the name.
I love how Morning Glories pop up in random locations.
George and Gracie on the hill o’ dirt. I think this was about mid-way through the pond dig – the hill is much higher now.
Gracie racing around and making me nervous ’cause I didn’t want to fall off the dirt hill (though I would have had a soft landing, I guess).
I’m the Queen of Dirt Hill, yo.
The ducks are not quite completely grown yet, but they’re just about there.
We’re pretty sure we’ve got two boys and two girls. Why?
Girl. (That splash of blue is just gorgeous, isn’t it?)
Two girls on the left, one boy on the right.
See how his head is turning green from the beak back? These are Rouen ducks, which look just like Mallards.
Another shot of the green.
I think this means we’ll have baby ducks next year. Because what we need in the back forty is MORE birds.
This one is “The Featherhead.”
The Rock Star. She is so pretty, I just can’t stand it.
Young rooster.
Mama hen and her babies.
Another young rooster.
Yet another young rooster. There are about ten of them out there right now, and since you just can’t have that many roosters for the number of hens we have, most of them will shuffle off to freezer camp soon. We decided that this one is going to stick around – he’s really good with the hens and not aggressive toward us.
Angry Muppet (the Silkie) and her babies.
Happy, happy pup.
George, being brushed. That look on his face is one reason Fred calls him a big doofus.
“You has a treat for me?”
::thlurrrp::
Back when the pond was about a quarter of the way finished. I need to get some updated pictures of the pond itself!
Brushin’ time.
Gracie, watching.
George and Gracie, watching Maxi walk by. That tomato plant in front of Gracie is still hanging in there.
Harlan loves a good belly rub.
Patty’s all “Do you MIND?”
Harlan melted right out that bed!
Sally and Everett.
Harlan on the cat tree.
So, I got my new camera and finally took it out of the box earlier this week. Some of the pictures above (the chicken and duck pictures, some of the dog pictures) were taken with it. I really like it quite a lot, and not least because it has a function I didn’t realize it had when I bought it: it has a panoramic function and it is TOO COOL to play with. I used it to get this picture of all the big Peppers atop the bookcases and cat tree in the front room (please ignore what a mess those bookcases are; I seriously need to organize the shelves).
Much like Joe Bob does, if Maxi sees one of us outside she talks to us until we walk over and pet her.
And then she flops down in the dirt and rolls around.
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Previously
2010: Have you met Rhyme?
2009: She’s all “Sh’yeah, lady. WhatEVS.”
2008: I made a mistake Friday night with the foster kittens.
2007: Tommy and Boog Determine Just Who the Boss Is ‘Round These Parts
2006: Maddy’s new Mommy and Daddy came a-visitin’ yesterday.
2005: I was wondering why Tom Cullen was snooping around in the stamp drawer…