Happy Mother’s Day
It’s a day to celebrate mothers and grandmothers and those who’ve simply mothered us even though they weren’t the ones who brought us into this world. I think, too, that it’s a good day to recall the...
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World’s Cutest Duckling
With dozens of ducks running around, you’d think we’d be so over them. I thought I was over them, but this new hatchling changed my mind.
Have you ever seen anything so cute?
Nests everywhere
Everywhere I turn, there’s a nesting bird. One of my favorite ducks chose a corner of the duck pen. She gathered hay from the sheep pen next door, added some downy soft feathers, and piled it all high near the spot where...
Read MoreDuckling time
That’s twenty-two ducklings in the bathtub. Go ahead, count them. This is their first swim. Ducklings are hard-wired with swimming skills. They don’t need to be taught. As soon as their fluffy bodies land in the water,...
Read MoreSnowy days, Part 1
Even the chickens huddle up close to the fireplace when the temperature drops and the snow flies. Really, there’s a fireplace in this picture with the chickens — the back of one, at least. The wide base of the...
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Read MoreThe Story of Bruce
Bruce the Duck came to live with us earlier this summer. His journey began with a phone call from the Genius Husband. ‘You want another duck?” Hmm. Yeah. I didn’t have enough of those. Bruce belonged to a...
Read MoreWe’re waiting…
for tomatoes….Toss them over the fence NOW. There’s nothing happier than a duck with a tomato. Both ducks are Pekins, but the one on the right might have a bit of Crested Pekin in his family tree. Note the puff of...
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