Summer

It is summer. I love summer. Guess really there is not a season I don't love. The hummers are just so busy. In our world they would be UPS deliverers or I could see them being bicycle delivery guys in New York. I could even see them being deli guys yelling across a crowded store getting the orders and making them so quickly - only to yell at the next customer, impatient and rude, trying to save every second. I have all my windows closed this am. I can still hear them zmmmming here and there. I don't think they have a 1st gear in their list of gears!

I have been feeding all my flowers. This is the first season to have put in flower beds. I love the flowers. I don't know why they are so pretty. I bought 27 peony plants this year. I am hoping they actually do well. I love peonies. A dear friend shared her sweet peas with me last night. It is a new experience for me. They are also what I would consider a dying or heirloom flower. They are absolutely gorgeous and the aroma will knock your sox off! The nice lady that gives her the flowers also sells seeds, but I don't know if I am local enough yet to try to grow them. I may have to give that a year or two more!

My chickens are getting bigger and bigger. Again, they are so funny. Everyone that has raised chickens would tell me that they all have their own personality. Of course I would be very polite and say well of course they do...(haha). Actually, they do. I had named one Little Shelby and one Little Red (after son-in law Burton). The reaction from Shelby was...you know your mom is a redneck when she names chickens after you. So now they are Lucy and Ethel. They are the most aggressive and most fun. They come running out of the Coup de Ville with their heads down and full speed. Last night I was talking to them about their day and two of them flew up to sit on my arms as we talked. It was quite touching. So yes, I guess I am a redneck.

Time to let my feathered friends out into the beautiful sunlight. Olive needs a bath, the grass needs water. No telling what other trouble I might get into. Good day all!