Today mother bird woke up earlier than the chicks. You know how the chicks always just get up early and the mother bird lays in bed, feeling like she needs SO much more sleep? Well, today was REALLY weird. I woke up at 7am, bright and chirpy and there were no chicks around for another hour! It felt like this was the first time in 9 years! - I can see that looking after my body, taking vitamins, excercising and going to bed earlier is having me wake feeling alert and fully refreshed - yay! Maybe I'm just coming out of hibernation, as the days get longer and warmer. But it felt weird to be up earlier than the boys and I can imagine it becoming a trend as the chicks turn into teenagers and I have to d-r-a-g them out of bed.
Speaking of Chicks, we can feeeel spring is not far away. We've had 2 blue sky days in a row, sure there was rain all night and early this morning, but the joy of a cccrisp blue sky day is sooo worth it. We enjoy special days with blue skies so much more because they are so rare. With spring in mind and daffodils, crocuses, snowbells and bluebells all out at once!? Normally they take it in turns between February and April but this year, they are all fighting for attention and it feels too early and still too cold for them, especially the daffs. So, we are thinking we'd like one of these.
An Eglu, perrrfect for the city, we could have organic chickens keeping out garden free of too many bugs AND we could get eggs! I also secretly think a beautiful white duck, just like my childhood Pheonix, because ducks eat slugs and snails which ABOUND in our garden, though I think ducks are more messy and don't just stop at slugs, they eat flowers and veges too.
Also we are thinking about one of these fabulous playhouses! Oh my, its times like this, we wish for more money, Can you imagine having a fort like this in our back garden? Me thinks Grandpa needs a project when he is over this summer...
3 comments:
What happened to the plan for a trampoline??
Can you pass on the climbing frame and the swing before we come and we could get a tramp for the boys? It expends more energy than a fort.
more energy ,yes, Gma, but not near the imagination! i think the chickens would be such fun, but they are a bit messy and stinky... i'm glad mine aren't on my lawn all the time... such fun to dream of things like this. i yearn for the day when i wake up with spare energy b4 my chicks!! all too soon, i'm sure...
xo
Can you just get us a bigger back garden instead?! =D The fort is to be incorporated onto the top of the garden shed, so won't interfere with ground space.
Do you think 2 chickens would be smelly? Jeff is v concerned about smell and mess...
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