Chooks!

 

For years we have been talking about getting chooks

 

 The husband could just never find the time to build a chook coop

 

 So the boys and I bought a kit one from the hardware store,

it was finally put together by the boys, then it sat for a while longer.

Then we bought some chooks, and built a yard around it,

so they could stretch their legs.

 

We had no idea of the entertainment these chooks would give the boys.

 The chooks like to play on the swing

 

 and in the sand pit and roam around the yard.
 

 Pa came and helped the boys build the yard,
we purchased some wire and poles from a local tennis club
that were replacing their courts after flood damage
 

everyone joined in,
and everyone has had fun getting to know the girls.

They have a lovely shady spot under the grape vines

We have been getting a steady supply of buttnuts too.
 



Gumboot Garden

I don't think I have ever thrown out a pair of the boys gum boots.

They get passed from big boy, to middle boy, down to small boy.

Even when they get a split in the bottom, or the lining comes loose,

for some reason, they just stay in the shoe box on the verandah.

We have been busy preparing for a garage sale,

but I did not want the little boots sold, op shopped or tossed out.

Instead, during the holidays, I let the first born drill some holes in the bottom.

Then he filled them with some soil and compost

And planted some herbs and a few flowers.

So now we have a Boot Garden.

They make cute little plant pots,

there's still quite a few boots to be done,

he'll get to those another day.

See you tomorrow for Blogtoberfest

Jacqueline