prepare your heart~

it may start melting soon

this past sunday

oh yes

you guessed so

six more

of the wee littlest of littles

came home to join our family

little miss
Libra

little miss
Jet

little miss
Owl

little miss

 Fluff

little miss Sleeping Beauty

oh ooppss i meant to say

little miss

Ruby

little miss

Brownie

so...is your heart melting yet

six girls and their new home~

one wee older one

went into panic mode

"but mama you just jumped from

bringing them home

to almost a year later 

them in their first snow"

he said i never finished sharing their tale

i told him  no worries

its my blog

i can jump ahead

or fall behind

so back to the first few days in may of 2011

a glimpse of the girls and their new home to be

the one thing i found most fascinating

was what we were told

 about their night time little ritual

"as soon as mr sun

starts sinking beyond the horizon

one by one these little ones

will go into their coop"

fascinated by

HOW

 TRUE

THESE WORDS

 REALLY WERE

one by one

in an orderly fashion

they march themselves in

and snuggle up for the night

and so a new day of hard work began

by mid morning the next day

we were busy scurrying about

while some decided to lounge around

the more we worked

the more exhausted they became!!!

more work

more rest...i tell ya

a look inside their new home to be

this here little one
always up for a wee little snuggle

much time has passed

so be prepared for many more

wee little glimpses of our six girls

girls first dip into the snow~

at 11 months old

our girls got their first taste of

SNOW



we have said from the beginning

our wee little girls are a bit of sallys

they are not fans of the rain

and snow

mmm...not so much

did you ever know

...a.chicken.can.whine...

one wee little one thought

maybe if i feed it to them

they'll see it doesn't hurt

our dear sweet lani

to two steps in the cold

looked up at me

turned around

and tucked herself in back in her home

as the day went on

the more they were willing to carry on

two had a thought

maybe the higher up we go

the better off we may be

three more caught on

and said

 hey wait for me

and this here little one

pondered the thought

should i stay or should i go

before too long

there was a party on ones trampoline

six girls came home~

let me back track to a cold rainy day in may 2011

sunday was slowly coming to an end

yet one wee older one was searching away

seeking adds for chickens

keeping a long story short

i will cut to the chase

we hopped in our truck

and off we went

to bring home 6 wee little girls

was this a spur of the moment

oh my goodness

are we really doing this type of thing

it surely was

but that is kind of how my love and i work best

we have learned the more we think about something

the more difficult it becomes

the least we think

the smoother goes

kind of twisted...i know!

we had been wanting to raise chickens for a few years now

and well my dear friends 

6 lovely girls joined our family

the moment of truth came

when we arrived home

where were they going to stay

probably should have thought more about that before we brought them home

much work was needed to be done

 a make shift home went up for the night

and before long

lani...lila...forest...lilith...foxy and hamburger

were all snugged in for the night

really hard to take a good pic...with the lovely glow fo the red heat light...hehehe

mama...i'm gonna sit here a few more minutes

and sing them a lullaby

i don't want them to be scared

i don't think any of us slept well that night

we wondered and worried if all were alright

morning came and six little girls

were bright eyed and bushy tailed

we opened the hatch and out they came

ever so excited to explore their new home

meet little lani...no laughing at her...we know she is the runt of the family

forest 

WAS enjoying a free ranging moment

 till i came with camera in hand

lila...no not much bigger than lani...tell me tell me

what do you see

little miss foxy...who still...to this day

prefers to. be. alone.

hamburger...in all her glory...she has quite the wee little tail

always stading so tall and proud

and last but not the least

lilith... who really is ever so sweet

and so this day i shall end our story here

and share more of our

6 little girls adventure

 in the days to come

a garden in bloom~

june was full of rain

july served up some heat

august is coming in fair and mild

my garden has been growing slow

PATIENCE

has definitely been my virtue

Nasturtiums

victory in battle & conquest

these two

have won the battle of living

proving righteously

these little flowers are annuals only to bloom and last but a year

they can stand the test of time

6 tomato plants

PATIENTLY

waiting to come to be

The greatest gift of the garden is the restoration of the five senses.

Hanna Rion

we can see their beauty

we can smell their scent

yet we are longing to taste their gift

 

beauty that awaits

 

 

One of the most delightful things about a garden

 is the

 anticipation it provides.

W.E. Johns, The Passing Show

 

 

our

early girls

are rounding out quite nice

 

 

fried green tomatoes anyone

i'm thinking me

 

 

oh and the excited i had

 

when i stumbled upon these

 

 

Beans

 

 

little by little

right

 

 

they are stretching...reaching out

 

 
Green fingers are the extension of a verdant heart
Russell Page

cucumbers of late
slowly taking bloom
 

do you see

 

 

do you know what this means

 

 

do you know what these will become

 

 

curly little pieces...big green leaves

harboring life

 

 

nourishing these blooms

 

 

with this comes the beauty

of

magic

 

 

can you sense the joy we have