Simple Things

I love getting out for a walk on the weekend! The ability to take a deep breath and know that I can simply enjoy things around me without the stresses of the week. Every bird that makes a sound or soars over head is of interest to me. I often wish the parrots would slow down because I really would like a much closer look. As the butterflies, of every size and color, flit from flower to flower I am quick to grab the camera for a close up. The wild flowers that grow here never cease to amaze me; from the tiniest orchid to large beautiful blooms. Such a refreshing for my mind body and spirit to get out and enjoy these marvelous creations from our Lord.

 

Did Someone Say Baby Turkeys?

YES!!!

We have two week old turkey poults! Three of them. I had incubated the eggs in a homemade incubator I made out of a Styrofoam cooler for three weeks. (My first time ever incubating anything and I thought it went pretty darn well) We checked the remaining eggs that the hen FINALLY decided to sit on and discovered that after 7-8 days none of those were fertile. So we pulled an after dark egg swap. Bella shooed the hissing hen off her eggs and held her at bay long enough for Hannah and myself to swap out the flourishing three week old embryos for the duds. Sure enough, five days later there were pips in all the eggs and the hen was beside herself. Twenty-four hours later Bella did a quick check to ensure no troubles were taking place and could see that the poults had zipped their eggs, were breathing, and chirping to the hen. A few hours later and they were all hatched and that mama hen wasn't sure what to do. However, she has proven to be a very good mama and is very tolerant of us. Except for checking the poults on hatch day and the occasional catching to place back in the maternity pen with the mom (yes they can shimmy through the fence), we haven't been interfering.

 We guess that in about one more week they will not fit through the fencing anymore and therefore, will not be able to cause the Hen high anxiety! 

 We love to watch them and it is very interesting to watch them interact with mama, the other hen and the Tom (who struts around and acts like the proud papa). Except the joke is on him.......this particular hen (Snowflake) was already fertilized from a Tom at her previous home.

 We are hopeful that our Tom (Louis) will begin to reproduce with our other hen (Luna). Yep! The girls named the Turkeys and they are waiting with baited breath to see which sex the poults are to name them appropriately too!

Who am I kidding?!!

I have the best intentions about blogging!

I promise that I think of it almost everyday and figure I will post after work.........never seems to happen though. I would like to state my admiration for those that faithfully blog everyday or just about everyday! Kudos to them!

Days fly by and blur into each other and before I know it a month or more has passed. In my mind, surely it was just a couple days ago I posted, right? Maybe a week? Yeah, right!

With three teenagers in the house, plenty of homework and chores to go around, three dogs and six turkeys to care for, Chris working more than full time, and my self working more that full time too, that just doesn't leave me much time for the blog. 

Couple all that with the fact that I am practically attached to a computer all day for my job anyway.

So..........I have decided to take the pressure off myself and just blog when I can or when I feel like it.

We shall see where this ends up leading? Or if I will need to simply close down my blog?

Nonetheless, good intentions don't make for a kept up, nor interesting blog.

If only I didn't have to work and could just be home everyday and type away about all the wonderful and creative things floating about it my head!