I Have Chickens!

                                          The lovely potting shed turned chicken coop next door!

Well, that is, I have chickens next door! Just one of my "dreams" for my life. See my November 27, 2013, post, "Dream Along."  Our neighbor, Mrs. Kelly, turned a lovely potting shed into a chicken coop which houses seven chickens. So I get to walk over and visit with them whenever I want too!

                                                                  My welcome greeting!

 

Whenever I walk over to say hello, they all come over and huddle in the corner to say hello! It's kind of nice to be welcomed!

 

                                                                            This one has socks!

They don't make any noise; they're the silent type, but I sure wish they did! I'd love to hear them over there talking chicken. We've tried to get Mrs. Kelly to get a rooster, with no success so far. But at least I have chickens!

                                                                My wildflower garden

This is the third year for my wildflower garden. The first year didn't do much of anything. Last year it was flooded with black-eyed susan. I pulled 3/4 of the black-eyed susan out because I wanted "regular" wildflowers, like those bachelor buttons you see.

I love to see wildflowers growing along the roads and in the fields. They just make me smile. And that's why I wanted one in my yard. It's definitely wild, and suits me just fine!

Yes, those white stakes and short fence are still standing around the gardens. The fence company is to be here in two weeks to put a fence around the three gardens. The tulips are the only flowers that were destroyed by the pups. So even though the fence was short, and didn't keep the pups out of the gardens all the time, it certainly helped.

                                                                        Roses in bloom.

The roses on the other side of the outside fence from the 2nd garden are doing well. Jerry planted them several years ago and they continue to grow and look healthy. Haven't had any visitors to the bird house yet.

                                                                                 Spring joy

These Oranges and Lemon Blanket Flowers below are a nice bloom. They were just put in this spring. Look great with the blue petals on the ground.

 

The last few days I've been looking at the wood pile, below. Our son, Eric, brought wood up from his home the other week. So thankful for his help. I'm thankful for a nice stack of wood just waiting for fall breezes to come again.

 

              Below, in the far right corner stands Jo, with bated breath. In the left corner stands
                                          Abby, in position to pounce. Who will move first?