No end to the Dig Dig Dig!

Tessa & Sandy clearing a path to the barn and getting a little help from Coq au Vin.

Girl Scout Troop 1189 Bronze Project

Luan Akin, Tagawa Garden's Garden Ambassador

Troop 1189 Hard at Work Preparing Garden Beds

Leader Terri Newkirk appointed Assistant Margaux Jones to be in charge of the Girl Scouts' gardening project. Margaux then enlisted the support of Tagawa Gardens and their Garden Ambassador Luan Akin. Tagawa Gardens donated a $150 grant for supplies needed for the project. On Tuesday May 4 the crew came out and Luan taught a class on recognizing seeds that would germinate well, would thrive in our Colorado soil (and manure!), and would provide vegetables the animals will enjoy. They spent the rest of the evening preparing the garden beds. They will be back next week (or as soon as the weather cooperates) to continue working.

Parker Fieldhouse Day Camp Visit

Hannah & Sugar and Friends

Goat Wrangling is Hard Work!!!

Samantha & Friends

Food Fight!!!!

It was a blue ribbon day for everyone!!!

26 energetic Parker youths visited and had a mini County Fair. The chaperones were great and the kids were all super well behaved, so good times were had by all! They practiced feeding and grooming the animals, showing them in the arena, leading them through an obstacle course, and each child learned one interesting fact about one of the animals. Everyone was able to earn a blue ribbon for a special skill or talent.

Dig Dig Dig Dig Dig Dig Dig

Boy all this trenching is really a drag! Or is that a dig? Go, Jake, Go! Dig up wires over here, bury them over there. Etc., etc., etc.

Trencher and Supervisor, which is which?

The chicks were in the bathtub because the electricity in the barn went out. We had to uncover the wires coming off the power pole in order to restore the power out in the barn. For this dangerous mission, Jeremy signed on and signed a waiver. Good news!!! It was not a shocking experence . . . he didn't even get his hair curled. Perhaps the reason the job went without a jolt was because of the expert supervision of Dusty the Pygmy goat.

Chicks out of the bathtub, rooster on the loose!

Finally, the chicks have enough feathers that they are out in the brooder in the barn. Thanks to Teri and her magical scrub brush, the italian tile has been cleaned; sorry, no longer for sale! Fowl are still running amuck, though, because we have a new house rooster that seems to think he is a parakeet. We tried to put him out in the barn, but as quick as anything he made a beeline for the house and has been living in the kitchen ever since! Thanks to Lisa and Bryan Morris who donated a palace of a bird cage for him to call home. He is a fantastic alarm clock . . . he begins crowing promptly at 4:30 every morning! Being a banty, his falsetto is a true wake up call! Maybe we should teach him to crow "Reville". Any volunteers? Report 4:30 a.m. sharp!!

Chicks have flown the coop.....no, the tub!!!

No, this is not imported Italian tile! These tiles have been espcially designed by our very mobile chicks. Since leaving the tub, they have decided to occupy the whole bathroom. Oh, what a mess!!!

I'm sure you've heard about the elephants and monkeys that paint pictures. Those painting go for thousands of dollars...

Name your price! The tile is yours. :)

We're hoping to have the electricity back to the barn by Saturday. Then the chicks will be back to their brooder..... and I can have my potty back.