Chickens like to help!
Beware the curious chicken whenever you're gardening. They know where worms come from, and that your spade or fork is a sure way to get them to the surface... They just don't know it's dangerous to go spade-boarding!
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Birthday Boy, with Bees!
David's 29th birthday celebrations included a cake cooked by Mr Spicy (his hubby, c'est moi!), a surprise visit by some of our friends, and the arrival of his bees, his beehive and his bee suit - all courtesy of friends and family! Our friend Jo, with a year's experience of beekeeping behind her, helped David to transfer his bees a week later from their temporary home (nucleus) to their hive, once David had put it together!
Our first grow your own greens!
Okay, apparently we're not the only ones to photograph our first-ever fruits of our labours (or, to be more precise, vegetables, not fruits!). These are broad beans, perpetual spinach (spinach beet), and a variety of salad leaves all grown for the very first time by a novice gardener. You can't blame me for being chuffed, can you?
Introducing the new hens!
Four new hens have joined our four ex-bats: two Cuckoo Marans, one Buff Orpington, and one Buff/Maran cross. They're only babies. Bless 'em!
Long Meg and Her Daughters
On Sunday 25 May 2008 we visited Little Salkeld in Cumbria, where we saw an organic flour mill at work with lots of chickens running around the place. We then went on to visit the stone circle remnants known as Long Meg and Her Daughters, which proved to be a powerful experience.
The Miracle Hen
First time free-range
The chickens are here!
Loch Ness
Jasper and Billy
I walk the cat and the cat walks me
