Heat wave hiatus!

It's been well into the 90's here the past couple of days. Too hot to do much of anything but complain about the heat and water the plants. Naturally it will be cooler & cloudier on the weekend if the forecast is right. It's really too hot to harvest any veggies, as they will need to be processed right away, and there is no way I'm adding any heat to the house today.

Here's our new baby rooster, Del the Delaware. We tried to name him something witty and clever, but Del just seemed appropriate. He's still young enough to peep instead of cluck, and likes being cuddled. He seems like a calm healthy guy and is settling into flock life just fine.

And Stewart, standing in for the actual attack cow. We saw the sign in a Seattle shop and had to have it.

Something to crow about & cat, napping.

Looks like we'll be getting a young rooster of this breed, a Delaware. Our UPS guy's daughter has some spare roosters, so in the next week or so, Toshi will get some much-needed assistance in proper hen service. They are a nice big friendly breed, and we're hoping to cross him with a Red Star hen to carry on those great egg-laying skills. Also, looks like some of the "babies" are laying in the haymow. We're not sure just who it is yet, but the eggs are lovely. Broody Giuliani has graciously volunteered to sit on them until we manage to gather them each morning.

Here's short clip of Crichton, the sleeping-wonder-cat. He sleeps in the greenhouse, on the bed, in the garden, under the porch, on the cat tree....He must seriously sleep 23.5 hours a day, with short breaks to refuel and hassle Newt.