1. Caulk
We caulked the shower over the weekend. Were quite pleased with ourselves but today it kind of peeled off. So back to the drawing board?
2. Chickens
Never underestimate the power of a to-do list. We are now the proud owners of three Black Australorp chicks. Working on more/better photos but these will have to suffice for now (add Camera to the c’s since I took that RAW class, but need to upgrade to Photoshop CS4)
3. Calamity (snail-type)
Our first snail was doing well and then unexpectedly evaporated. One morning, all that remained was an empty shell. Undaunted, we went out and caught another tiny denizen. Replaced the sage with fennel. This snail, unlike previous condo-resident, is a runner, or shall I say, WAS a runner, since after witnessing several impressive long distance sprints from his baby food jar and across the table, he eventually escaped entirely. Not sure where he is, but if I find him, I’m feeding him to the Chickens. Don’t tell Jonah.
So what does Jonah think of the chickies? I think we need video!!
Will work on the video!
Mostly he tries to hold their beaks. He can’t quite cup his hands around them so I do that and he pets them. on their heads. He says they have beautiful black eyes and beautiful spotted (bot-ted) beaks. This morning he decided it was their birthday and he sang them “Happy Birthday” on the ukulele.
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Oh, my! Just the thought of the snail disappearing made me cringe. My first thought re: chickies was that Bambino will have a field day (if not a dinner). I remember recovering a baby bird when I was a kid…the cage was a dish drain upside down. Our cats got that one, I’m afraid. Will there be names?
It’s a very small snail. We found him in the corner of the dining room.
So far, the chicks appear to be safe. Refraining on names until they get their feathers and we figure out how to tell them apart. Or maybe they’ll all get the same name if we can’t tell…
The chicks are adorable. Dean doesn’t get it but I do. Not the first time that’s happened. Enjoy!
Question: how did you clean the shower beforehand and how long did you let the caulk dry? (Done this many, many times thanks to my dad teaching me how.)
Also – chickens? CUTE.
becky’s last blog post..Park it! Or don’t.
Remember “Flash” the turtle. you had him when you were around 3. We couldn’t get him to stay in his little plastic dish with the little plastic palm tree. He kept climbing out and we kept putting him back till on day he disappeared. Three days later we found him in the hall. I think we gave him away to Michael Niter who promised him a better home.
I think Michael was our go to guy for pets we couldn’t handle. He might have accepted the rabbit who peed on the floor too.