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.

Another busy weekend ahead!

Hopefully we'll start roofing the new barn half today/tomorrow. Lots to do before it's finished, but progress will be in bigger steps now. We're also planning to try out the colors we picked for the house on the outbuildings, so that will be kind of neat to see.
More garden work; hilling the rest of the potatoes, tying up tomatoes, weeding, watering. There are a lot of tiny green tomatoes peeking out, mainly on the Beaverlodge and Principe. Both were starts from our greenhouse. The bush beans are flowering, and we've found the first full-grown beet (another new variety for us - Early Wonder Tall Top) poking out of hte ground. The Inchelium Red garlic planted last November is nearly ready for harvest too.
Stella never did go into another heat cycle, so we're really really hopeful that's she's pregnant. She's sure cranky enough these days!

Stay tuned for pictures later/tomorrow!