Little April Shower

April 28th in northeast Ohio: rainy, windy, damp and cold.  Couldn't weed the kitchen garden like I'd planned, so some of us snuggled up around the toasty warm wood-burning stove.

Some of us with more enthusiasm than others,

and some of us just not thrilled to be stuck inside at all, sharing their bed with a smelly cat named Pigpen.

Luckily for Maggie the Dog, Piggy was more than happy to hold down her warm spot.

 More than happy.

Peepsqueaks

Photos taken on April 23rd, at Blackberry Farm.  These little fuzzies were five days hatched.

The mixed breeds include brahma, barred rock, java, araucana, and golden buff.

Sleep tight, little fuzzies.

2 Things Challenge: Song/Sweet

SONG: Leon Redbone in my interpretation again this week, just for you Eeyore.  I took this video at the Kent Stage in Ohio last month, April 27th.

SWEET: Quick and easy coffee cake I made while visiting my folks in Ohio, earlier this month.  I used the recipe from The Fannie Farmer Cookbook.  Great if you have about a half hour before having guests stop by, took about 5 minutes to throw together and 20 minutes to bake.  Cinnamony, with a nice crumb to it.

2 Things Challenge: Round/Sharp

ROUND: A peony bud.

SHARP: Leon Redbone, at the Kent Stage on April 27th.

Doobie gets the munchies

Giving new meaning to the term 'feedbag', Doobie goes for the crumbs at the bottom of a bag of alfalfa cubes...

...hears the camera...

...disapproves...

...and comes to investigate. You never know, there could be banana chips involved.

2 Things Challenge: Eyes/Yellow

EYES: Sleepy eyes.

Curious eyes.

More sleepy eyes.

YELLOW: My reading pillow.

Spring!

It makes me sad that people use terrible chemicals to kill dandelions. If I had a yard, I'd let the dandelions take over! They're cheerful flowers and their greens are tasty, to humans and bun-folk.

New roommates!

May I introduce you to Sir Roland Rarebit?

And his Lady Linda, the ruby-eyed?

Rollie and Lin, the newlyweds.

2 Things Challenge: Forsaken/Empty

FORSAKEN/EMPTY: These photos were taken back in October, at an open space a few miles down the road. I'm not sure who's home this was, but I don't think they've lived here for sometime. I don't think these are abandoned prairie dog holes, but I could be wrong.

2 Things Challenge: Holiday Challenge! Soft/Brilliant

SOFT: This is Glacier. She is a Jersey Wooley bunny who resides at the Bunny Barn where I do volunteer work. She was part of a large confiscation from an animal hoarder this past summer. Here she is snoozing after a big meal of pellets and veggies. She's still a little spooked by human hands coming into her space, but I moved slowly and she let me pet her after I took this photo. Soooo soft!

BRILLIANT: This photo is from The Butterfly Pavilion. I love this scarlet orange color. But I'm not sure what this fellow is. CLICK HERE and check out the different kinds. What do you think it is?

2 Things Challenge: Apples/Art

APPLES: Mm, pink lady apples.

ART: My parents are visiting this weekend from Ohio. We spent Saturday afternoon checking out the Denver Art Museum. I hadn't been there since we went to see the King Tut exhibit last year.