Mr. Nice Guy

There are people and places I want to tell you about, which I hope to do soon.  In the meantime, I wanted to introduce you to our new rooster.  He was in need of a new home, and came to live with us a few weeks ago.  He is a sweetheart, and doesn't appear to be at all aggressive.  He's a handsome thing, and the girls and he are getting along famously.

There was a family gathering here, weekend before last.  Three birthdays were celebrated, along with an uncle visiting from out of state.  It's always a tight squeeze to get everyone in here, and was a rainy day to boot, but it was a lovely day nonetheless.

Exactly a year ago, I told you about a bird landing in my hair.  That was a first.  It's happened twice already this spring.  My hair has always had a mind of it's own. I pretty much keep it pulled back into a ponytail, here on the homestead, but I guess there's no hiding prime nesting material :o)  Though those peonies above are up, don't let them fool you. I was an hour and a half north of here today, close to the Virginia border, and drove through an hour of hail, snow and sleet coming home.

A Handsome Guy

Meet Hawk.  Isn't he a handsome guy?  He was given to us by some friends that had gotten chicks in the spring.  As sometimes happens, there was a rooster in the mix, and the neighbors weren't pleased.  He's fit right in here. He and the neighboring roosters crow to each other, I suppose trying to best each other.  The girls have taken to him, he and the dogs get along, and all is well on the homestead.