More Birds...Except These Are Definitely NOT Chickens!

Would anyone like to see the adorable little cuties that we found in our chicken coop yesterday? No? Alright then, here they are! LOL Aren't the little dears precious? :)

Wait! Don't leave! I was only teasing!! :OD We most certainly did not find these, ahem, babies in our chicken coop...no-sir-ee! Would anyone like to take a guess as to what they are? Come on now, you see their relatives on the side of the road eating...lunch all the time. Y'know, their diet consists of opossums, deer, skunks, etc. Oh, yes, they also have stomachs of iron! :O

Give up? Well, these precious little chicks are...BABY TURKEY BUZZARDS! I'm sure now you just want to scoop these tiny bundles of snowy white feathers into your loving arms, huh? And no, I'm not teasing this time. These guys are really and truly baby turkey buzzards that we saw yesterday on our Memorial Day excursion.
A member of our church has an old house (known as "The Ghost House") on his property. Every year, a mama turkey buzzard returns to roost there and lay two li'l white eggs. While we've been to see them several times over the years, this year was probably the last as the house is quickly deteriorating. Guess mommy buzzard will have to find a new place for her nursery!
Let me tell you one thing: If you ever go see baby buzzards, hold your breath 'cause they don't smell like rose-scented perfume. And for little fellas, they sure can hiss...other than this, though, they are charming, amiable sweeties. Don't you want to adopt a baby buzzard today? :OD

The "Ghost House" from the outside.


And here's a view of the inside...just take the door to the right to enter the nursery!


Here they are! So sweet, so soft, so cuddly, so...


...only a face a mother could love! :OD

Happy Memorial Day!

In remembrance of all those who have sacrificed their lives for our country....

This is a photo I took back in Nov. of a veterans' monument in a nearby town.

I decided to transpose the American flag over the image and thought that it turned out nicely! :OD

Happy Memorial Day, everyone!!

Friday Show and Tell...Chickens!

It's Friday Show and Tell over at Kelli's blog, so today I'd like to share with you a, um, rather unusual show and tell! :)

My family (namely Dad and my younger brother, Wesley) got chickens last night...so we are now the proud owners of TEN hens! :OD You'll be glad to know that my sisters and I named all ten of them...I know, it was a big job, but somebody had to do it! And yes, I guess we are kinda odd. :P

Sooo, the names of all the chickens are: Henrietta, Lady Cluck, Chicken Pie (original, huh?), Chicken Little (oh, that's even more original!), Ginger, Cluckinheimer, Henna, Lady Cluckalot, Henny, and Penny, respectively. :OD

This is Henny...or is it Penny? No wait, I know! It's Lady Cluckalot...or is it?

And this MUST be Ginger...hmmm, I think. Y'know it might just be Cluckinheimer (she and Ginger bear a strong resemblance to one another. LOL)


Hold on, this one has her head turned...I'll know who she is the instant she turns...


Aha! I knew I could tell them apart! This is Henna...but...it could be Chicken Pie...or Henrietta.

Okay, okay, maybe I can't tell them all apart YET, but I'm sure once I get to know each of them personally it will be a piece a chicken potpie, er, cake to tell them apart. Until then, let's call all of them Henrietta! :OD

What is that nestled in the hay? Why, lo and behold, Henrietta 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 has laid an egg! Congratulations, Henrietta 1, 2, 3, 4, or 5, etc.! :)

Henrietta 1: "Henny, dear, I have thought up the most original joke in my spare time. It goes like this: Why DIDN'T the rooster cross the road?"

Henrietta 4: "I don't know. Why?"

Henrietta 1: "Because he was a li'l chicken!" (Loud titters and boisterous cackles erupt in the coop)

Well, I guess that's all for now, so I'll close this rather silly post! ;)

Bye! (Y'know, her comb does sort of look like a little hand waving goodbye...umm, never mind.) LOL

Alexander's Party

So my youngest li'l brother, Alexander, turned two last Wednesday and had a "Tractor Party" this past Saturday at the park. We all had a great time and I think "Zando" really enjoyed it! :OD
Here are a few pics from his special day!

The "John Deere Tractor" cake that Elisabeth made for the occasion...I thought she did a great job!


The candles on the cake all ready and waiting for the birthday boy to make a wish! (There really were two candles...you just can't see the other 'cause it's hiding behind the first one!)

Makin' a wish! :)


*Cheese* (Now let's get done with the picture takin' so I can eat a piece of my cake!)


And the opening of presents afterwards...

I can't believe that Alexander is already 2 years old...I mean, it really does feel like yesterday that he was just a newborn! He's so precious with his curly hair, sweet smile, and did I mention incredibly long eyelashes? Here, I'll show you what I mean with picture taken a few days ago of Alexander havin' fun in the tub:

Are those long or what? :OD

Happy birthday, "Zando"! I love you and am so glad you're my brother!