Friday evening we enjoyed date night with the ladies. Dann picked up subs on his way home and we had a picnic in the backyard as the ladies roamed around. We got some cute video of Punk & Sweet Tweet getting dirt baths - and yes, chickens purr. I tried loading it but it didn't work, I'll try again another time.
We also took walks about the yard...
The evening was cut short thanks to a hawk of course. I was facing one way and Dann the other enjoying our subs and keeping watch over the ladies who were divided across the yard when the hawk swooped low in the direction I was facing. My sub was tossed to the ground, an expletive rang out, and I went diving for Wimpy & Cinderella who were in my site. Fortunately Wimps and Cindy were close to the tractor and dove in for cover- probably more out of my charging at them than the fact that the hawk swooped down, but hey, whatever works. Dann rose bewildered by the speed of my reaction (the hawk had flown behind him out of his site) and I sent him to run cover over the other 4 ladies that were close to the house. We have seen 3 hawks in the area, some times together some times not, but I'm not taking any chances. This is not going to be a fun summer if we are not able to let the ladies out because of the hawks and are forced to listen to their constant cries. They are on pasture so I don't feel terrible about not letting them out...it's just their constant chatter demanding to see the grass on the other side of their protective habitat.
I spent 6 hours on Saturday transplanting seedlings and another 2 hours today planting more seeds. The transplants seem to be thriving in their new soil, only time will tell about the new seeds that were planted.
I also went over to the Colligan's to enjoy a preview of the upcoming Bread Making Class that they will be hosting. I enjoyed watching father and daughter as they practiced their presentations - Bob used the food processor for making the dough and Laura demonstrated hand kneading, letting me get my hands coated with dough as Laura coached me on kneading. My biggest take away - knead dough in a glass bowl, it doesn't stick or require extra flour to prevent the dough from sticking on the counter as you knead. I am definitely not a pro, but I learned some tricks that should certainly improve my game next time I knead a loaf of bread. We made Molasses bread which has a 24 hour rise, so tomorrow evening we should be able to sit down and enjoy some fresh bread! Thanks Bob & Laura!! Stay tuned for the recipe!
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