hot day + watermelon = happy yard birds

Chickens Love Watermelon from Susan Gibbs on Vimeo.

I edited this while waiting for the vet to call and thought we could use some cheering up. Enjoy!

Gonzo & Camilla’s First Day Out from Susan Gibbs on Vimeo.

Gonzo & Camilla II from Susan Gibbs on Vimeo.

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1.After an appropriate mourning period for my beloved lipstick- R.I.P. Laura Mercier Just Lips- I have finally found a (possibly) suitable replacement in Stila’s Rendezvous.

2.Wanna win some Wollmeise? Lesleyluu from Ravelry is holding raffle on her blog to raise money for a friend’s IVF treatment. What a great friend, right? A $5 donation gets up a chance to win the Wollmeise and several other great prizes, so enter early and enter often.

3.I have been remiss. Remiss, remiss, remiss. I’m way behind on my blogging and I’ve neglected to write about a couple of awesome gifts I received from shareholders. My mama raised me better than that and I apologize. Tune in tomorrow for the full mea culpa.

4.We have drop spindles!! Beautiful, hand-carved, one-of-a-kind drop spindles, created just for us by Michael J. Sturtevant Fine Woodcrafts.

These spindles are so lovely that I don’t even know if I can part with them. Never mind. Forget I said anything. Just kidding! This week only all spindle orders will come with a little fiber to inaugurate it.

5. Check out this awesome chicken video that Lauria found.

Thanks Cat and Eric!

I went over to the farm today thinking I would get some pictures of the garden and put together a fabulous update for you guys, but Sicily had other plans…she went into labor. So instead of a garden update, I have video of the birth of Sicily’s son, Colorado.
Colorado is a huge baby, and Sicily needed a little help getting him out. At the start of the birth, I was holding Sicily while Erin guided the baby out, so the first part of the birth is missing from the video.
Erin did a fantastic job, and Sicily and Colorado are both in great shape! Sicily is such a devoted mom–after Colorado was born, she licked him so intensely she was pushing him across the birthing pen, and he started to go right out under the lower fence rung! (Erin retrieved him.)
Colorado had a little moment of panic the first time Erin left the birthing pen, and he tried to follow her–I think he is a little confused as to who Mom is…

Colorado is born from Linda Campbell on Vimeo.

Colorado stands up from Linda Campbell on Vimeo.