So I was looking at Really Kool Posts, which has a new post everyone should look at!! & I was thinking I should do a post with some pictures. So...

Snow last year--strangely we've hardly had any this year! (photo credit: Katy Allie.)

Me standing with one of the president statues (this is Truman) in Rapid City, SD. This was in, I guess maybe '06. Wow, I look little!! (Photo credit: John Allie.)

Most recent photo: our three cats all eating "yummy" canned cat food (yuck!!) They're enjoying it though, and the sure look cute lined up by size and age. From L to R: Oscar the youngest, "Puffy" (Pippin), Ginger. Aren't they awesome? :) (Photo credit: Allie family.)

Flowers!!! So pretty after looking at the gray trees and brown grass outside. I took this a few years ago of the azalea bushes in our front yard. :) (Photo credit: Katy Allie.)

Our New Family Member

This is Cookie! He is about six-months-old. We want to rename him but we're not sure what yet. Isn't he adorable?

The windowsill is fun for relaxing and watching the birds at the feeder! Wait 'til he sees the chickens out there...;)

Sometimes he'll think about settling down for a nap, but life is a bit too interesting to waste sleeping all the time!! :D
Images: Jeanne Allie

The Chicken Project

Hey!
So some of you know that my family consists of not only people, but cats, bunnies, and chickens! Mostly chickens, though, since we have 19 of them at the moment, and only 4 people, 3 cats, and 2 bunnies. Anyway, I thought it'd be fun to introduce you to all of them, since each of them is cute (in his or her own way) and fun to have around (again, in his or her own way!)...and yes, ALL of them have names or at least nicknames. We don't kill our chickens for food, but they do give us very nice eggs! And, while I don't like to eat eggs on their own, I do like them in baking, etc...they have very nice, healthy yellow yokes, and some of our chickens give us these light green eggs! (If they're part Aracauna or Americana, and we have some part Aracaunas and a couple of Bantam Aracaunas.) The green ones are funny around Easter time because you hardly even have to dye them! Except it's kinda fun to dip the green ones in the different dyes to get interesting color combinations!
So, little by little, I'll be introducing you to our chicken family!