Four Part Harmony

First of all, here’s a current photo of the chickens, as promised. I had just let them out of the coop, and it looks like they were on a mission heading somewhere. They’re getting pretty big, and they roam around the yard a lot more. They’re much harder to corral than they used to be…Chicken herding is an art.

It was a hot weekend, and we managed to spend most of it out working in the yard.
The yard is really a lot nicer than it’s ever been, thanks in large part to having my Mom and Dad out this past week. An extra set of hands makes a world of difference these days.

All together, we managed to get two garden beds dug and planted, took out an old clothesline that previously sat in the middle of the yard, tended and reworked the neglected compost system, trimmed back some unruly hedges, cleared an area for the chicken coop’s permanent home…plus a ton of other little projects along the way. The plants are a little wilty from the heat in these pictures, but they’re doing pretty good overall…hopefully some rain this week.

Oh yeah, the coop is finally done too. Well, not exactly done, but mostly done…I got the siding finished yesterday (yeah, that’s right, our chicken coop has siding…it’s scrap, and we didn’t have any other use for it.). We went ahead and painted it that lovely hue we’re affectionately calling ‘Boone’s Ferry Blue’. Those of you that remember our old house down on Tryon Creek will maybe know what I’m talking about.

And, since no post would be complete without a picture of Anna…here’s a picture of Anna watching the Rosebud Transplants (our softball team of many years) last Thursday evening. No need to go into detail about the outcome of the game.