Logbook

A list of things I did today.

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:

(click to enlarge)