Food porn

Briggs is turning into somewhat of an accomplice in taking pictures of food around here. (He's also a big fan of selfies.) These are a couple of shots he took recently. First the the aftermath of a plum and amaretti crumble, using a recipe from Nigella Lawson. Next is a bowl of chicken paprikash. Both Eli and Briggs are learning that though the meal may be new, different, exotic, spicy, gooey, crunchy, etc, I generally don't serve them anything that really tastes bad. We're waiting on Calvin to get to the same point, but we're hopeful he will.

Chickens and corn

I looked out the window at some point this morning and saw five chickens poking around the cars. Two red and three white. Very nonchalant. I called Libby, who called Briggs, who called Calvin. By this point they had made their way into the well area beside the front stoop: lots of dead leaves and dirt, and worms in there. They looked very well cared for. They poked all around the yard, eventually discovering the ground underneath the bird feeders, which is rich with dropped seed. So after a few minutes, Libby and Calvin took off to see if they could spot an empty chicken coop in the yard of a nearby neighbor. Sometime later they had returned, the chickens were gone and we had a basket of produce including several ears of corn. This was the result. As it turns out, the boys were very appreciative of the chickens, which plays well into my plan for one day having a few of my own here at the Folly. No, I have no logical explanation for why I didn't get a picture of the chickens.

Bunny follow-up

There are definitely two rabbits, one larger than the other. Maybe they are mated male and female. They seem to live under the barn. But I have seen them all over. Mostly in the side yard, near this flower bed, but around back too, especially under the bird feeders, down near the garden and apple trees, and around front. They scurry to a buried drainage pipe when they are otherwise too far from home. Libby got this picture last week. This is the larger one I believe.