Chicks, Pups, Kits, and Plants are Growing Strong

The new animals here are all getting big. I promised pictures of the kittens, so here they are. It seems from today’s pictures that they may have just opened up their eyes. There really are four of them.

This picture is a bit blurry but you can make out the fourth kitten a bit better. It is mostly white.

Actually, you can see it clearer her but everything else is blurry.

Three are bobtails and one has a tail. There is one that is mostly white with tabby patches on its head and rear.

The chicks have grown quite a bit.

It’s interesting to have a varied flock because some are taller than others, instead of them all being the same. It’ll be great when they start laying eggs because they are not all the same color. We’ve got some Eastereggers which means they lay either blue or green colored eggs.

The pups have grown too. I notice it most in Heidi because she was a bit young when we got her but I’m so glad we got her the same day as Finn because they play with each other and keep each other company.

Plants too

The plants are growing too. My oregano looks ready to begin harvesting already.

It’s taking over. I need to thin this down some or something. Maybe box it in so it cannot spread any more.

Our smallest plum tree has quite a few plums on it.

There were some on the larger plum tree too but they are harder to see because there are so many more leaves.

We did find a peach or two on the planted peach tree. But we also saw this on it. Did this happen because it was wounded?

It was hard to see any peaches on our volunteer peach tree that’s in the chicken pen. It had a lot of blossoms when they were flowering, so I’m guessing it should have a lot of peaches. I’m hoping they will not have any disease this year. If not, I’ll be looking into how to heal the tree.

I’ll have to show pictures of the apple tree that looks more like an apple bush another time because we didn’t get pictures of it yet. I’m guessing it needs a good pruning.

Walkabout Flower Bouquet

Tiffany and I went for a walk the other day and saw some pretty flowers on the side of our country road. First there was one. Then more.

By the time we got home, we picked up a few more. It turned out nice but didn’t last real long.

I visited my parents yesterday. Don’t worry; we practiced social distancing. As hard as it was, we did not hug. We sat six feet apart on their back patio and had a nice visit. I got some sun–a slight sunburn. It was the first time I’d been away from the house other than a walk or two in about three weeks or more. I was just done and wanted to visit with my parents. I’m needing a visit with the rest of my family too. I’m hoping this Mother’s Day is going to be a wonderFULL celebration.

Even my grandson has grown a lot since I saw him in person, last. Can’t wait to hug them all!