My Hens

Catherine has blogged about the names of our hens, and I've blogged about assembling the chook pen. Finished result:


Today - a week after they arrived - Lethal, Fatal, Snow Leopard and Puma were allowed out for the first time. They run to see me when I go outside, because I am the Bringer Of Goodies. Well, to be perfectly honest, two of them run.... one ambles... and the fourth (Fatal, the brown one) simply flattens herself into the bushes pretending to be dead. Hermione (the cat) has decided to pretend the chooks are invisible, after doing a bizarre sideways "attack! run away!" maneuvre that considerably dented her feline pride.


Anyway. It's good to have chooks again. They are funny to watch and nothing compares to home-collected, poo-coated eggs. Love hearing them cluck softly as they seek out weeds and pests to destroy. Plus I have a great deal worked out with Catherine - she will help me feed and collect eggs. Any eggs she finds are hers to sell back at supermarket prices. Works for me!

Chooks

Tamara: since i'm building a chook pen today, why don't you girls dress up as chickens? There will be a prize for the best costume.

Annika: no wayyyyyy! I am NOT dressing up as a chicken.

Catherine: disappears and is heard in her room with the tape dispenser.

Sanne: yay! let's do it.

Half hour later....

Annika: look. I made this chicken head and beak out of a box.

Catherine: still in room, cutting something with scissors.

Sanne: moping around for unknown reason.

Half hour later....

Annika: I am NOT wearing this so you can take pictures!

Catherine: emerges from room, be-fathered and chicken-toed.

Sanne: prancing around in costume the other two girls made for her.

Tamara: oh shit! Now I have to award a prize.
*delegates task to Christopher*

Christopher: give them ten bucks each.

Hobart

Southbank

Nice photo of recent trip to southbank:

"SAY WHAT??!!"

Coming off the citycat, we see the following:

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honey, anyone?

Driving along today, I just had to stop and take a picture of this:


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There are more sources ideal for honeymaking in Australia than any other country - so we have the widest range of tastes and colours. The best loved Australian honey flavours come from:

Blue gum: A light amber. Choice forest honey from the south.
Karri: An amber honey from the forests of Western Australia.
Leatherwood: A unique honey from the west coast of Tasmania, quick to candy and extra light in colour.
Lucerne: A mild-tasting honey.
Yellow box: Pale and sweet. From New South Wales, Victoria and Oueensland.
Stringy bark: Strong flavoured, medium amber honey from the Great Dividing Range.
Ti-tree: A very strong flavour used mainly in manufacturing.
White clover: An extra white honey that candies smoothly.

See how many flavours and types of honey you can find. Taste as many as you can, for honey keeps you healthy. It can be used with many foods and in many ways. When you know all the flavours, not only will you be able to use it to its best advantage, but you’ll be a honey connoisseur as well!

Text quoted from http://www.honeybee.org.au/pdf/wonderfull01.pdf
I wonder how they'd describe the flavours and uses of Chook Poo Honey?