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The Life and Times of Three Happy Chicks

So here we are again.... last night Norman and I had the chickens out and were admiring their new plumage. They are looking more and more like their adult selves. I have some recent photos to share. Mainly me and my chickens on my shoulders. I have to admit it was really weird to get used to them that close to my ears..but they don't peck me they just get comfy and have a nap. Rarely are the three of them ever separated....so if one of us is holding them, one must be prepared to hold all three at the same time. whew! what a task. First they fight over the shoulders and you get wings flapped in your face and poo dropping here and there...then they settle and sit quietly.

They are growing new feathers and when that happens they leave behind and trail of little white things which, when they sit on your shoulders leaves you looking like you need a big bottle of Head and Shoulders. LOL!

I can't wait to see how they react to the big outdoors... in the mean time I hope you enjoy the new photos. Ta for now! xx

The Life and Times of Three Happy Chicks

So here we are....I realize it has been an extremely long time since anyone has looked at or heard from me on this blog. I am about to remedy that by telling all about our new addition. No I don't mean a new human addition...I mean a new animal addition and by animal I mean fowl. We have three very happy Chickens!! Their names are Lady Blue, Happy, and the Duchess of Wimsy, Duchess for short. SO named by my sweet niece Phoenix. They are very different.

Lady Blue is a Bluebelle. She is a greyish blue color. She is also the largest of them all and quite the leader. Because of her big size she is a bit clumsy, but she means well and looks out for her sisters. When let out of the box she likes to find the highest place to perch, which usually ends up being my shoulders and very rarely my head. LOL!

Happy is a Blackrock. She is brownish gold color. She is the most laid back of all three. She is the first to come out the box when you open it and the first to walk onto your hand when you offer it to her. She will sit quietly on your arm and not really be bothered about exploring...once she finds her spot she will happily sit until it is time to go back in the box.

Duchess is a Light Sussex. She is yellow in color but will be white when she is grown. Her adult feathers are already coming in. So right now she is two tome. She is a bit of a bully and a nudge. When she comes out the the box she is a pill. Lady and Happy like to roost and Duchess wants their spots so she will happily trample one of them to get to her desired place. Once she settles she is ok for a few minutes and then gets restless again.

I had no idea how much chickens poo! Oh my word....it is like every 5 minutes. I am so glad we don't do that because if we did our homes would be mainly a giant bathrooms. LOL! They are quite funny to watch. They have already established their pecking order. At night they are always in the same order on their roost. They are only 4 weeks old!

Once they are 6 weeks old we will begin to introduce them to the outdoors. When this happens I am sure there will be more funny tales of their experiences. Ta for now!

Life in VIRGINIA...

Life in VA is pretty slow and laid-back. The views are wonderful and life seems to mosey on by. Working across the street is convenient and in a way quaint. The small town attitude is quite evident here....everyone knows everybody...and about everybody...that kind of thing. I have been working occasionally on my woodcut...hoping to get it finished. It is about time....right?! I am also still looking for work in Philadelphia, PA....which has its ups and downs. I am sad to say that it has been more downs then ups....lately....that is on the job search front. Although seeing Norman every other weekend has been a very pleasant and long waited for opportunity. I have also been to some Ben's soccer matches, that has been great fun. U.David is the XCountry coach and hope to catch a couple meets soon. I just came home from Ben's match and his team won 6 - 1.....now we are going out for a victory meal!! They are waiting on me so I will sign off for now.

First Painting....(in long long long while)

This painting is interesting.....it is a self portrait of me. It is interesting in the sense that it was unexpected in its end result. First of all I have not painted anything since college so I went into it with no great expectations. It is flawed in so many ways...but I think it works the way it is. What do you think?

One of many.....(hopefully) ;o)

Well this is the first posting and it has been too long that I have waited to do this.....partly because I don't really know what to write....but here it goes............ ... ...... ..... . . . ..... . . ...it is late at night and and and and maybe I should be in bed but then again maybe not. There are things that should be done but there is always tomorrow. You can't say that too much because then all you have in the end is a bunch of yesterdays. There is something so refreshing about getting you thought down on paper or screen as is this particular case. Something about allowing thoughts to leave your mind...allowing new thoughts to enter....freeing up space. So I hope with this new found freedom that I can empty my thoughts to free up space in my very active mind for new thoughts and ideas.