"Egg-citing"!!

There it is! The second of the first two eggs!! How egg-citing is that??! We believe the hen pictured is the momma; she was sited on the nest. Good girl!

So, the chicken coop works! Micheal is elated! He had so much fun building the coop, he built this very nice raised garden next.

Planeted; a row of zinnas, some zuccini (sure to get frosted before their time), some lettuces and spinaches. More work to be done.

Gearing up for the pack trip. Time just keeps flying by! Amazingly, this is the last week of June!!

"Coup de Ville"

A friend asked today how the "Pecker Palace" was coming along and why was it not full of "young spring chickens"? He's a retired federal judge; ya gotta love that sense of humor!! We love you, John! Thanks for the laughs! The name of the coop is now, officially, "Coup de Ville". I'm looking for any Cadillac insignias, tail fins, that sort of decorative thing to add to the coop's character.

I celebrated my 50th birthday (yikes!) over the Memorial Day weekend break while taking a two week Fire/Arson Origin and Cause course at the National Fire Academy in Emmitsberg, Maryland, gone from home May 17 -29.

This photo was taken during a Memorial Day Service at the beautiful Firefighter Memorial. It was about 90 degrees and 92% humidity that day.

Anyway, what is key for you to know is that while visiting Michael's brother, sister in law, and nephew I got a HUGE birthday surprise - he flew out to spend the weekend with me!!That is the BABY brother, Steven; he measures 6'7"! Son Taylor (soon to be as tall!) and lovely wife, Victoria. And of course, my dear husband. It truly was a surprise!! We all spent the day walking around Annapolis. Michael was back on the plane Sunday around noon and I was back to Emmitsberg settling in for another week of class. Which, I came home a whole bunch smarter from too!

The coop is project to be finished this week. Maybe a trip to Riverton this weekend for the birds.....One closing garden picture from a lovely spot in downtown Emmitsberg.