I haven’t posted in several days because my parents were in town. We ate a lot, laughed a lot, and picked up chickens. From top to bottom, I call them Red, Red, and Red.  The gentleman at Quality Feed selected these chickens specifically for me! From observations thus far, I think he was picking out the dumb ones that more refined clientele might refuse. They did impress me by being nestled in the coop when I arrived home from dinner. They get points for that. My real disappointment is that the ETA for eggs is several months from now.

The other “farmy” issues this weekend related to tree branches and cats.

Most of the branches shown on the left came crashing down this morning. I’m surprised because they look completely healthy. Could it be due to the weight of the pecans growing on them? I find that kind of hard to believe, but it is currently my only explanation.

The cat issues had to do with the youngest two. They’ve developed new affinity for climbing UP, but they lack any interest in climbing DOWN. This has become a daily occurrence. You have to look closely, but you can see them to the right.

I also finally started building a fire pit from river rocks. I will report back on that once I finish and know if it is a success or failure. It has been one of my worst guesstimates so far. I am 400 lbs into concrete and mortar, and it is still tiny. I don’t think I am halfway there.