Bill – with his girls

A pretty good resemblance, hey?

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Inspiration is everywhere – meet Bill

Bill is our Light Brahma rooster, a fine protector of hens and father of a lovely crop of pullets and cockerels, the latter who have been gracing our table over the past few weeks. Bill is also handsome, a trait which Dad captured perfectly in this portrait. Dad’s website has more samples of his work, if you are curious about what he does.

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Meanwhile, over on Facebook…

1376395_604582706254508_123268518_n riding hog to work courtesy bibliotheque nationale de France… we have been speculating as to whether or not one can actually ride a decent-sized pig. Apparently, yes… Thanks to Andrea Spalding for digging this one out of the archives! (Image courtesy Bibliothèque Nationale de France)

Rosa – early morning march

It’s amazing how Rosa (one of the rescued cats from Mexico) doesn’t stroll or saunter along the top rail of the fence. She marches, steps out like she has a whole empty highway beneath her. Next time I feel hesitant, worried about safety nets, or unsure about taking the next step, I’m going to think about Rosa who has adapted so well to her new life here and strides forward like she owns the… fence.

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From the “Well, that was silly… ” Department

It is not easy to wrassle wire mesh formerly in use for portable poult pens into the back of the pickup. Once those tightly rolled coils of wire are let loose it’s pretty well impossible to get them compressed back into some kind of reasonable shape for transport. I found that flinging myself on top of the sproingy mass of unwieldy wire worked quite well. I would have been quite happy with my efforts at mesh compression had I not looked down at the front of my jacket and discovered a slimy mess oozing everywhere. Apparently it is best to pick up and stash a stray chicken egg after thrashing around on a pile of recalcitrant fencing material.

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