Sights (and sounds!) from around Crooked Acres.
The watermelon plants keep putting out flowers, but I think we’ve gotten all the watermelons we’re going to get.
The Bhut Jolokia (Ghost) peppers are really coming in now. I think the jalapenos are just about played out, though.
Annnnd the Tabascos are starting to come in, finally.
“Me? Just sitting on these here eggs. You?”
Taking a short break from sitting on the nest.
Mama hen and her babies. There are five of them, because the one thing we need around here is more chickens.
The ducks are doing well. They’re starting to feather in (see the speckled brown feathers around their wings?)
I love how they always look like they’re smiling.
All four ducks in a row. Notice that two of them have white rings on the backs of their necks and two don’t? I’m hoping that means we have two males and two females.
Such pretty little things, no?
“Hallo.”
Giving me the side eyes.
Always alert to the possibility that I might have cookies.
Hangin’ in the wallow.
Sitting down for a bite to eat.
“Know what would hit the spot? A cookie. Be a dear and rustle one up for me, would you?”
“You has a cookie for me?”
“…or perhaps TWO?”
Perhaps you’ve learned that pigs like cookies?
They also like to play and be sprayed with the hose.
The chickens’ maternity yard appears to have a mascot. (I’m assuming it’s the same frog in both pictures. They LOOK the same to me, anyway.)
Happy George.
Watching the ducks.
Gracie (front) and George keep an eye on the chickens.
George loves the smell of acorns in the morning.
We put Charlie and Patty Peppers in the guest bedroom yesterday, and they were up on the cat tree in no time flat.
Patty watched Charlie fling himself off the cat tree to the floor, and she was amazed.
Charlie tried out the scratching post.
And they played for a while before curling up and napping – Charlie on the cat tree, Patty in a cat bed on the bed.
I think they’re going to be okay. They’re starting to act like real kittens!
Four of the Peppers were sleeping in that cat bed at the end of my bed. Harlan decided to be different and sleep in the cat bed on the chair. (That yellow thing on the bed is a back scratcher I had been waving around in the air in a vain attempt to get them to look at me.)
Sally and Lucy like to hang out in the Ham-mick and bunny kick each other.
Everett’s checking the cleanliness of my bathtub.
Harlan and Lucy snuggle up for a nap.
Buster and Elwood in the back yard.
Buster Brown gets around.
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Previously
2010: So high he resorted to toe sniffing.
2009: (Jake and Elwood investigate the carriers to make sure they’re secure.)
2008: (Fred outranks cats, if you were wondering. But just barely. I’m not sure I outrank the chickens, though.)
2007: No entry.
2006: I never thought a little poo would make me so happy.
2005: Break my heart, why don’tcha?