Odds and Ends

 

One of the places that had become increasing more chaotic and a terrible place to visit was my chicken coop. Having three roosters had made the hens edgy and bad tempered. There was noise of fights and squabbles and not the peaceful coop I enjoy. My largest rooster had come of age. When they start staring with unmoving eyes and planning my demise it is time to call for a end to this. Ben and Megan, have wanted to learn how to butcher chickens so they came yesterday and took two of my roosters home. They told me yesterday they would do it this morning.

 

Except, this morning when I got on Facebook there was a picture of my rooster looking like a store bought chicken all bagged up. He dressed out very nice. I admit to feeling a bit faint. You know you raise these chickens, and I know I totally put out of my mind that chickens are made, well you know from chicken.

Today, peace reigns in my coop. California passed that law that chickens now have to have so much space to live. Here so many chicken farmers have gone out of business. Eggs are now costing 50 cents per egg. My hens are worth their weight in gold.

I wanted to share with you one of Ron's latest projects. He loves these stylized horses. He decided that he was going to try and make one. It was a perfect day, it was cold and rainy and we had a fire going in the fireplace. I think it is just the coolest thing. It is a sculpture of a Greek Horse.

He is making another one now. When our oldest daughter was young and in art class, her teacher took me aside and told me that she saw things in 3D. I had never heard of that. I always pondered where she must have got that  gift and now I realize it is from her Dad. I watched him and he was making the armature and he can do the same things that I used to watch her do with her hands. She is a sculptor among all of her other things she does.

So far so good on this day in January. Having my coop be peaceful again is a wonderful start to the new year. I hope your new year is off to a good start as well. This has been the nicest week.

~Kim~

" The best thing about the future is that it only comes one day at a time."
---Abraham Lincoln---