I have a gazillion things to do, but being the structured procrastinator that I am, I thought I’d use a blog post to help me organize my thoughts and photos. Or continue to put off what I really need to be doing…
First up, the chickens.
They are almost full size hens.
Ozzy has gotten even more bizarre looking.
Although she is beautiful, isn’t she?
We love our funky chicken.
Butters may very well be a he.
But he’s well mannered and as long as he stays that way, he is welcome in the coop.
The first time he gets mean to anyone, he’s chicken pot pie. I’ve explained this to him/her and I think he/she gets it.
Harriet and Cuddles. Cuddles is still the fluffiest chicken around.
Brian named Harriet in honor of the old show ‘Ozzie and Harriet’, trying to balance out the fact that we named a chicken after a bat-eating heavy metal rock star. At least someone around here has family values.
Remember last spring when I was all about ripping up the back yard by hand and I was on a mission to find a metal table and chairs for back there?
Well, I found one. When Edie’s bff and family moved to Guatemala, I offered to save them the trouble of shipping their table and chairs by letting them store it in my back yard. We plan on painting it at some point, but in the meantime, it’s getting alot of good use.
And the butterfly bush that I thought I killed not only made a come back, but it bloomed this year! A small one and only one, but it’s a bloom.
The patchouli plant has taken off too.
I’ve been playing around with a nice camera these days and I just happened to snap this as I was wandering around the back yard. I sort of like how it turned out.
All that time spent digging weeds up by hand, we still have lots of weeds back there. Sigh. Every time I think I make headway, it rains and things grow back. Still, it’s getting there. I do like the lush, overgrown look.
Although this zebra grass by the side of the road needs to go. I seriously thinned it this spring and look at it. Anyone want some zebra grass? I’m hacking it back to a tiny amount and I hate to throw out living plants, but I have no other place for it. Drop me a line if you want some ornamental grasses.
Another view of my new table and chairs. Don’t they look sweet back there? What color should we paint them? Definitely something to hide the gunk that seems to collect on outdoor furniture. Chocolate brown? I know white is classic and I’d love, LOVE to paint them white, but they will show so much dirt and I’ll have to repaint them every year and I’m way too lazy for that.
The weather has finally cooled down, the humidity has gone away and after I tackle this deadline this week, I’ve got some house reorganization plans I’m a little excited about. It’s never a dull moment here.
Although, I do wonder how many more moments like this we have left – where she drags her kitchen set and babydolls outside for a picnic while Pat paints the boat. She yelled at me for taking pictures “WHY DO YOU ALWAYS HAVE TO TAKE PICTURES?” but someday, she’s going to look back and be happy I did.
At least I hope she is.
Chicken Wire & Paper Flowers 
What about a bright color for the table and chairs — red, for example.
I like Jen's idea of a bright color for the furniture. The whole back yard AND chickens look so charming and sweet. And your chicken names? Rule.