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Nature at work
Two degrees at 10am. Cold, overcast but dry.
In yesterday's sunshine, I gave the chickens a few minutes of freedom and took the opportunity to take a short walk through Carmine's lanes and meadows. I was delighted to see that Nature is already at work on spring. There are narcissus and snowdrops in bud, and tiny bright yellow primulas in flower. The hazel is in exuberant mid-display and the magnolias and camellias are on the way. Meanwhile, the young cockerel had decided to take it out on the cat, a fight ensued, the terrified chickens were scattered up hill and down dale, and my moment of carefree wandering was over.PS By the end of the day it was snowing again.
Nature at work
Two degrees at 10am. Cold, overcast but dry.In yesterday's sunshine, I gave the chickens a few minutes of freedom and took the opportunity to take a short walk through Carmine's lanes and meadows. I was delighted to see that Nature is already at work on spring. There are narcissus and snowdrops in bud, and tiny bright yellow primulas in flower. The hazel is in exuberant mid-display and the magnolias and camellias are on the way. Meanwhile, the young cockerel had decided to take it out on the cat, a fight ensued, the terrified chickens were scattered up hill and down dale, and my moment of carefree wandering was over.PS By the end of the day it was snowing again.
In yesterday's sunshine, I gave the chickens a few minutes of freedom and took the opportunity to take a short walk through Carmine's lanes and meadows. I was delighted to see that Nature is already at work on spring. There are narcissus and snowdrops in bud, and tiny bright yellow primulas in flower. The hazel is in exuberant mid-display and the magnolias and camellias are on the way. 
15 comments:
He is a fine looking fellow.
What happened?
Ciao Louise, here I am with my 1st cup of coffee of the day :) Lovely pic, Spring seems on its way in Italy, lucky you!! :) Happy Friday and weekend ahead.
Nice story, who won the fight? There are signs of spring here with daffs starting to show.
The cat decided to beat a tactical retreat to the baita roof to check how much fur she lost. The cockerel went back to his sand bath and eventually the girls toddled back home clucking, lured by the promise of nutella sandwiches and Swiss muesli.
Hi Louise,
Well I am disappointed, I had hoped the cat would have won and put that bully in his place
Hi Anon...I like cats - they know when a battle is important enough to fight, and when something's not worth the time of day. If you get my drift.
Very much at work; fingers crossed that it's not too early!
Gosh, I DO like a man who knows how to use a semi-colon!
Camellias...my mum used to grow them in big white pots on the verandah... nice memory...thank you Louise. I love the simplicity and beauty of your posts....
Hey Brenda, I dropped by -- give me a clue, send me a link!
Hi Louise,
Oh yes I really do know what you mean.
Spring?! It's snow and snow here in Sweden, with a blizzard forecast for tomorrow...
Having said all that, what you have to remember at the end of the day is that the cockerel isn't in the pot precisely because he's a good watchdog - he's doing exactly what he's supposed to do, look after his girls - you can't blame animals for following their nature.
Oh how my Norman Whiskers would have loved to take on that crazy rooster.
LOL, it's true, you've got your chickens and I've got my cows :) Brenda's address is:
http://www.brendasblogfromparaguay.com/
and Julio is that gorgeous bird. She's in Paraguay...
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