La Hen House

 La Hen House...my weekend project! This entire coop was constructed with materials around our home, the only thing I had to purchase were the hinges and lock. The roof still needs the shingles attached, but other than that, we are collecting eggs!

 The lovely ladies are; Anna Belle, Ella Mae, Velda Sue and Shaniqua. For those of you who know me or my husband, you will know that the last name is his doings.

The chickens were given to me by a friend of the family and am very thankful for them.

Our first egg is the lovely grayish colored one and the second was a tan. I can not wait to open the box and see a blue or green one!

Below is the completed coop (minus the roof). I would like to build a run off the back of it but have not gotten that far. During the entire process, my little buddy, Olivia, sat outside the fence and watched. I hope the meeting of chicken and dog in a few days goes smooth!

Who doesn't love a nest?

I decided to try my hand at a little painting, on canvas, not furniture, that is. I am always drawn to nest paintings and then shy away at the price. The last nest painting I was swooning over did not have a price so I decided to ask the lovely booth owner and the my surprise, I was holding an 8x8 nest painting that was priced at $85! So...as you can imagine, I decided to paint one. Here are a few that I came up with...enjoy!

Spring in a Jar

For Christmas I made snow globes in a jar and they sold like hotcakes, so I decided to bottle up Spring too.  I love how they turned out, but then again, Spring is my favorite season (I have a weakness for anything green, mossy, dirty, rusty, weathered...pretty much anything outdoorsy and Springy) These jars would be great for our Spring show, hope we can get it put together.

Lucky Lucky Rubber Ducky

I think this picture pretty much sums it up...one egg to four, how lucky can you get!

Can you say "Stalker"

I don't know if this would be considered stalking or a Peeping Tom, but I have this cute little birdie I named Robin :) who set up nest under my carport. I started taking pictures from start to finish and was amazed at how fast the whole egg, hatch, fly away process really is. One thing that I did find odd is that Robin laid one egg and then a week later she laid two more...does anyone know if this is normal?

Well, it has been about a month since my last robin flew the coop but just last week I noticed another robin frantically building a nest (maybe it just dawned on her that it is now officially summer and she is a little behind the eight ball). I slipped back into my old ways and spied in the nest and who would have thought, one egg. Now I am intrigued and want to see if some siblings come later.