tea cosy #4

silkies love porridge

What looks so cute from above is actually a very sticky ground level feeding frenzy.

But there is no lovelier way to start the day than to share the left over porridge with those that love it most.

Mr Duck Herder

The Lawrence Kansas paper saw fit to put a photo of Mr Duck Herder in their local paper.

Link is here: http://www2.ljworld.com/photos/2008/jun/16/150140/

And because I am feeling sooky and missing my little rooster, here is a photo of me sobbing at the airport, just before he flew off to Hawaii.

rain

rain.










ducks like rain.









I like rain too!


Especially when I can work from home and watch the duckies enjoying the rain while I am snug and warm inside with my fluffy slippers on.

The Chicken Olympics

Happy weekend here in ONC. Its the Chicken Olympics. (and Ducks and Geese and Turkeys and Guinea Fowl). In case you haven't heard, its the National Royal Poultry Show, or is it the Royal National...... anyhoo, it happens but once every four years. THOUSANDS of birds. Folks traveling from all over Australia. The photos of the Australian Game Birds are for Mr Duck Herder - where ever you are in Kansas Toto! And the little Barbu d'Anvers roo is for me!

I got to meet some other Silkie Club folks at a meeting. That was really lovely. I also caught up with lovely Lucy - the lady I bought Maurice from originally. I was looking for a new white silkie rooster to replace poor old Maurice. I made some good contacts, but didn't manage to find a new boy yet.

More Pine Nuts

Yesterday driving back from farming hunting east of Nimitabel I stopped in Michalego to take some photos of these pinus pinea trees at the cemetery. The tree in the foreground is what they look like when they have been pruned a little. The lollypop trees in the background is what they look like ala - naturale.

There are no cones on these trees (just like all the pine nut trees in the region) because of the drought. It will be interesting to see if there has been enough rain for these guys to flower in the spring. Even then, it will be another 3 years before any cones are ready - thats a long time to wait for new seeds for seedlings. It makes the little stash of last winter's seeds I have from a local stand of trees very precious indeed.

tea cosy #3

for Pa Kettle