Back At the Creek...

 

This past weekend we took time to get out the fishing poles and head to the creek.  My husband and kids all caught fish.  My job was to keep hooks baited, remove the caught fish from the hooks, and photograph the whole thing.  The great thing about this spot in the river is that there are all these deep areas under the trees.  Every single cast into those spots led to a fish on the hook.  We released every fish they caught, though.  We already have plans for another visit this weekend!    

Chickens!

We finally have chickens!  Meet the four hens:  Rosie, Mystery, Sally, and Lucille Ball (listed in the correct pecking order, too).  We have had them for several weeks now, and they are each happily laying an egg a day.  I could spend hours out there watching them scratch and fluff and go about their business.  There is a new "necessity" on our weekly grocery list:  either a Cup-O-Crickets or a container of nightcrawlers.  Never underestimate how much fun it is to watch four hens scramble around to catch every last cricket or chase each other like football players when one of them runs off with a giant worm dangling from her beak!

The cats are endlessly entertained by watching the hens in their pen.  It is outside this window, and Sparkles and Minnie have the perfect view...  Neither one has ever seen a bird that big before!

I don't know if four are going to be enough...  :)