Sunday 24 February 2019

The silence that has been between then and now.....

The silence that has been between then and now....
Has something untoward fallen upon us here?
Have dire circumstances laid seige to us?

No, just sun filled days which have seduced me into being outside, that's all.
Which means less time spent indoors, 
doing things like housework,  podcasty things, Lester's jacket......and so on. 


Of seventeen eggs which went in the incubator, twelve hatched, of which at least nine are cockerels. 
Of the two late arrivals, one died almost immediately but the other one nearly died but didn't, and then nearly did but then didn't again. thereby encouraging us to name that little one Nearly Dead. 
Nearly Dead is the one with the arrow pointing at him/her, although I think it a 'she' because her wing feathers are not long. 
Despite having a damaged leg, being frequently trodden on and barged into, Nearly Dead has managed to survive. Her spirit is strong. She has fought to keep in life. So I hope she is a she. Most of the males will be going into the pot later on. I think we would find it difficult to cook him if she was a him.


There are four newly hatched chicks cuddled up in a pile of sheep fleece. Can you spot them?



The lambs are here, eight in total, and are now at the stage of running round in a gang, causing mischief when they can. We anticipate escapees soon. If there is the slightest gap in the fence wire they will go through it. It is  the way of lambs. The need to discover the world is very strong within them. 

Lester's Jacket Project remains in slow down. Blame the sunny weather for that. And the fact that the project belongs to the Podcast News. 

Hope all is well in your part of the world,
bye for now,

Vx

6 comments:

Mama Pea said...

Can't blame you one bit for enjoying your sunny weather and new arrivals!

Toirdhealbheach Beucail said...

Enjoy the sun Vera. It comes so rarely in the Winter.

The chicks and lambs are very cute. I think Nearly Dead to be a fabulous name. She should become the mascot for your podcast.

Rhodesia said...

The most amazing February week ever...... I am way behind with everything the garden has taken up all our time as well. Have a good week Diane

Vera said...

MAMA PEA, the sun was most enjoyable even though most of us here were concerned that it was coming too early in the year. Yesterday we went back into a weather pattern which was more like what it should be for this time of year, and that felt far more natural!

TOIRDHEALBHEACH BEUCAIL, we did enjoy the sun, but now the weather has settled back down again. A good idea about using Nearly Dead as a mascot, although she/he has recovered very well, and it is hard to tell the difference between she/he and the others!

DIANE, you would have appreciated the hot weather, of that I am sure. Nice to have, wasn't it, even though we felt concerned that it was a little too soon in the year for us to be experiencing such high temperatures!

northsider said...

Love the new blog design.

Vera said...

NORTHSIDER DAVE, thanks, it was fun to put together!