The New Girls Get Names

Well the girls are all grown up now, so today was the day we banded them and gave them names. Here's the roll call.....

Nadia got her name because as we were watching her after the banding she walked across the roosting bar and balanced on one leg while stretching the other leg out in front of her and repeated this with the other leg with exception of stretching it behind her- she looked like she was preforming a balance beam routine.

Helen is a rather flighty bird. She made the biggest fuss when she was being banded.
We don't know any fussy Helen's but Dan felt that she looked like a Helen so the name stuck.

Lizzy, of course is named after Elizabeth Bennet from Pride and Prejudiced. She is not proud or prejudiced but I love the name Lizzy. Too bad she will never meet her
 Mr. Darcy.

Ethel got her name because of her BFF. She is usually found hanging around Lucy!

Bertha is the biggest of all the girls. Big Bertha just seems to suit her.

Guinever's band color is white and for some reason she just kept reminding me of
 Lady Guinevere so the name stuck.

Little Lucy actually got her name when we brought her home. She was is the smallest of the girls and always came running to me when I would peek into the brooder. She usually is one of the first ones to get to me when I go out to the coop- that is if Claudia will get out of the way!

And last but not least...Gertrude...Dan picked her name. 

Guess who would not leave me alone until I took her picture?
Claudia the photo bomber!(by the way...she rules the roost!)

So there you have it. About three weeks ago we combined the "Three French Hens" with the new girls. They are getting along as good as can be expected. They were 20 weeks old on August 7th and we found the first egg  from the new girls, laid in the run, on Sunday the 10th. There were two more today, one broke in the nesting box and the other was laid in the run again. Both were small really small but we are thrilled that they are starting. I know production will increase as they get the hang of it. The next project is to increase the size of the run and finish painting the coop. I am also not happy where the old coop is placed so we have plans to move that again. When it is all done I will give you a picture tour....or stop by and see them in person. 

Photo-a-day Challenge Day 23~

Today's challenge is to take a picture of your shoes. Well, of all the pairs of shoes I own, I have been looking at these a lot more these days...and it feels good!

My walking shoes

Photo-a-day challenge~ Days 17-22

This week I did take my photos but haven't had time to post them each day. I have combined them all in one post- I hope you enjoy them. 

Day 17~ Time

This isn't the best picture and we got several weird looks but I thought I would step out of my comfort zone box and try to take a picture out in public. On Monday night Dan and I celebrated Valentine's Day with dinner and a movie. (Restaurants are less crowded) This is the time of the movie we went to see- Monuments Men. A bit blurry because I used my cell phone and was trying to hurry so as not to become more of a spectacle than I was. 

 Day 18~ Drink

Today I wanted to think about summer so I made a lemon spritzer to get me in the mood for warm weather. Crushed Ice, fresh squeezed lemon juice, seltzer water and some Stevia for a little sweetness. 

A Lemon Spritzer

Day 19~ Eyes

I love these eyes.

Abigail Grace

Day 20~ Handwriting

My grandson gave me a Valentine's last week. His mama helped him with the words but the blue, green and red lines are this precious ones handwriting.

Day 21~ Pattern

Shhhh...this is a pattern I am working on for some special almost two year old.

Day 22~Blue

This is the most unusual blue thing I have. My father-in-law found it at a craft show. The color doesn't look right in this picture but it is a beautiful cobalt blue. Somehow, the maker flattened a blue glass bottle into a spoon rest.  

Photo-a-day Challenge~ Day 16 Makes You Smile

The photo challenge today is "makes you smile". Well, there are many things that make me smile but I think these guys are at the top of the list! 

Zack & Britni

Abi..............................Alex...........................Isabelle
My eight year old daughter (Left)
&
My grandbabies 

Photo-a-day Challenge~Day 15 Phone

Today's challenge is to Photograph your phone. I love my phone and I if I should forget it and leave it at home I feel like I am not quite dressed. 

My most used Apps

This is the case I have on it.
The photo doesn't do it justice.
 It is a really pretty shade of purple.

Photo-a-day Challenge~ Day 14 Heart

Today's challenge is, appropriately, hearts. This is a photo of a table runner I made a few years ago for Valentine's day. Daddy brought home the glittery heart-shaped box of candy for Abi. 

Photo-a-day Challenge Day 13~ Red

Today's challenge....Red.......

Photo-a-day Challenge~ Day 12 In Your Cup

Day 12 of the photo challenge is to take a picture of what's in your cup. What's in my cup?................

Plain ol' decaf coffee! (with cream, of course)

Photo-a-day Challenge Day 11~ Something New

Today's photo challenge is "something new". This was a little more challenging for me because I was hard pressed to find something new around here until I sat at the table for lunch today.....

This is the new banner that mom made for Valentine's Day. I love that Picmonkey put out a special set of Valentine's Day effects to play with because this really wasn't a very good photo due to the angle that I had to take it and the lighting. 

Photo-a-day Challenge~ Self Portrait

Today's challenge is to take a self portrait. I am not big on "selfies" so I thought I would do something a bit abstract with my "selfie".........Here's lookin at you kid!

Selfie

To achieve these dazzling results I used a photo editor and placed a "weave" overlay on the photo and added a snazzy museum matte. 

Photo-a-day Challenge~ Day 9 Entrance

I will "enter" His gates with thanksgiving in my heart....

Today's photo challenge is "Entrance" so I decided to capture the door I go through every Sunday morning to enter our church. (psst...if you look close you can see the photographer and her hubby)

Photo-a-day Challenge~ Day 8 Sky

Today's photo challenge is to take a picture of the sky. Unfortunately, it is a grey, cold day so the sky is grey and cold. 

Sky

Photo-a-day Challenge~ Day 7 Button

Today's challenge is to photograph a button. The buttons I chose are vintage ones that my grandmother bought in the late 1940-1950's. It is really neat to have buttons that my mom remembers being in the button jar since she was a little girl. I used a photo editor with this pic by adding a "drop shadow" effect. It's pretty cool.

Buttons

Photo-a-day Challenge~Dinner

Today's photo challenge is "Dinner". So what's for dinner? .......

......A pot of Mom's Chicken soup!

Photo-a-day Challenge Day 5~ 10 AM

Almost everyday at 10:00 AM I am ready for another cup of either tea or coffee so.......

Cheers!!

Photo-a-day Challenge Day 4~ A Stranger

Today's challenge is to take a picture of a stranger. I found this a bit difficult without looking like a stalker so I decided to take a picture at a wedding we attended. (I know..chicken) Our nephew got married today and since I had never met the maid of honor before I guess she would qualify as stranger. 

Photo-a-day Challenge~Day 3 Hands

I am a few days behind on my photo challenge so today is catch up day. (I have been taking the photos just haven't had time to upload them to the blog!) Of all the things I use my hands for, quilting is one of my favorites. 

 

Hands

Quilting

Photo-a-day Challenge Day 2~Words

 Today's Photo challenge is words. I decided to take a picture of a sign we have in our living room. I put one of my quilts as the backdrop and used a photo editor to play with some effects. Here is the result on something that means the world to me....