March 4th

Don't know what band this is,

but the fact that they are

"Marching Fourth"

is good enough for me!

Today is a legit observable day.

It's also called,

Do Something Day.

Meant as a kind

of get off your butt day, I guess.

So, I did do something.....

I went outside to converse 

with the hens.

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Talking to chickens is one thing

guaranteed to make people think

you've lost your marbles,

or 

at least misplaced a few.

Although it's something I do on

a regular basis, I really don't expect

much in the way of intelligent repartee.

After all,

what do they know?

Maybe a lot about egg laying and 

insect consuming with a fair to

middling knowledge of weather patterns

and backyard geography.

They can also accurately

cluck the answer to the question,

"Who's a pwetty widdle girl?"

But,

I realized, by asking that,

my linguistic skills devolve

to that of a first grader at best,

and my mental capacity feels shrunken.

Oh, well...

I still spend a good bit of time 

with our girls.

They really are intelligent.

As I've said before,

they come when called and

seem to know their names.

Although I'm touting their

respective intelligence,

Their opinions are suspect.

Anyhoo….

I guess if there's such a thing as

Goat Yoga,

there could be Hen Psychotherapy,

just sayin'

Nugget.

She has no concept of personal space.

She always walks on your feet.

She likes to be close to her humans.

As I'm walking in another area of the yard,

Nugget is at it again,

stepping on my feet.

She wants to be held.

Silly girl!

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Romanesco Broccoli.... getting bigger.

Eggplant flower. They are so pretty.

They have no smell,

but I love the color.

This plant is still producing eggplants.

Love it!

Elvis Parsley.

 Blood Orange tree.

We were gonna cut it completely down,

due to its' continually poor production,

but when the CEO saw the flowers

he didn't have the heart to do it.

It'll flower, but most of its'

fruit falls off under-developed,

or the flowers fall off because

the leaves wither.

So, we'll give it another year,

or so...

And the flowers smell wonderful.

Russet and Yukon Gold potatoes.

Potato leaves and flowers are poisonous

but the tubers are great!

They are members of the Nightshade family,

same as Tomatoes and Eggplants.

One of the Blueberry bushes,

covered in flowers.

Lettuce and radishes.

Spinach

Beets

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Amaryllis buds

Gardenia buds

Chrysanthemums still blooming.

  and these guys....

This is called Wood Sorrel.

They are all over the place in yards.

It's really a weed, but

I love them.

I'd pick them to give to my Mom

when I was a kid.

Did you know that they are edible?

They must be free of chemicals,

but can be put into a salad.

They have a mild tangy taste.

Nope

I didn't eat these,

They went into a vase on the window sill.

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My favorite chicken painting

My Life....

Some days I eat salads

and go walk on a treadmill,

Some days I snarf down 2 doughnuts

and refuse to wear pants,

It's called balance!