Tag: chickens

WHAT IF YOUR CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST?

I am reading a series called "The Stranger Times." It's a series about a Yorkshire newspaper which only reports about strange stuff. Which, as it turns out, is truer than anyone imagines. This is book 3, Love Will Tear Us Apart by C. K. McDonnell. I think it's so far, the best of the series. Last … Continue reading WHAT IF YOUR CHICKENS COME HOME TO ROOST?

MARILYN’S FARM – Marilyn Armstrong

I was surprised at how little foliage had "popped." The Blackstone runs along that road and that usually brings out early foliage. Not this year. I also noticed that the meteorologists have stopped predicting "leafing" areas. Usually they are busy telling us where to find the best foliage, but the last two years were really … Continue reading MARILYN’S FARM – Marilyn Armstrong

GARRY’S FARM IN THE VALLEY – Garry Armstrong

We were hoping for some color in the leaves. There was a bit, but not much. Still, the cows were out and more importantly, the cats were everywhere. It is surprisingly difficult to get good pictures of cats. They sit very still until that final moment when they turn their head so all you get … Continue reading GARRY’S FARM IN THE VALLEY – Garry Armstrong

DREAMING ABOUT CHICKENS – Marilyn Armstrong

Last night I dreamed about chickens. It looked a lot like it does around here. A bit hilly. Lots of trees. There was a movie star living in the house. She was supposed to be young, but her skin looked like the bottom of an old leather suitcase and was a trifle orange. She was going back to … Continue reading DREAMING ABOUT CHICKENS – Marilyn Armstrong

WHICH WAY? NO, REALLY … WHICH WAY? – Marilyn Armstrong

Cee’s Which Way Photo Challenge – August 24, 2018 Garry and I got lost in the hospital. We went the wrong way out of the elevator and suddenly, I realized I'd never seen those bank machines before ... and the cafeteria ... we hadn't passed that on the way in. No one gets lost like … Continue reading WHICH WAY? NO, REALLY … WHICH WAY? – Marilyn Armstrong

CHICKENS AND EGGS AND TIME

Do you think chickens worry whether they or their egg came first? Do chickens look worried? They certainly are easily ruffled and they do a lot of clucking around the chicken yard. Do they wonder if they hatch an egg, if it is out of order, it will be a motherless chick? Or they will … Continue reading CHICKENS AND EGGS AND TIME

ANTIQUE CHINESE CHICKEN PORCELAIN

It is not leftovers that have stayed too long in the refrigerator. You may know (or not) I have been a collector -- in a small way -- of antique Chinese porcelain and Asian art. As a collector, I love flea markets and yard sales. It's part of the collecting mystique, that one day someone will be selling a … Continue reading ANTIQUE CHINESE CHICKEN PORCELAIN

TELLING STORIES – Marilyn Armstrong

Last night I dreamed about chickens. After a tooth-grinding review of how badly mistreated we have been by past employers -- Garry's and mine -- somehow I slid sideways into an old house in the country. It looked a lot like it does around here. A bit hilly and lots of trees. There was a movie star … Continue reading TELLING STORIES – Marilyn Armstrong

A PHOTO A WEEK CHALLENGE: LIVESTOCK

A Photo a Week Challenge: Livestock I fear our local livestock is not the least bit exotic. This is dairy country. Horse breeding country. Chicken raising country. If there's anything less exotic, I can't think of it off-hand.

THE FARM AND THE HOUSE

The cows are happy. The chickens are happy. The corn is growing, joyously absorbing sunshine and rain. Three generations live on the farm ... and the land has been in the family as long as anyone can remember. The work is hard, season after season. But the people ... they look happy too. Maybe it's … Continue reading THE FARM AND THE HOUSE