Free Range Parrot on the loose

This morning i walked in on a Showdown in the kitchen

Zinnia and Safou were having a staring contests to see which one would back down, and Safou was making his move...

Awwww! Caught in the act...Zinnia is SUPPOSED to be on the floor...not you Fou...

Honestly, it sounds funny, but i don't trust Safou with the dogs. He bites HARD and just gave Gipetto a bad pinch for grazing near his cage...(Safou eats dog biscuits for a treat and drops crumbs, so the dogs are always sniffing around for "leftovers"...)

He thinks if he hides under the kitchen table i won't find him...Back to your perch Mister!

Natural Beauties

I just LOVE fresh eggs! And you can't get much fresher than this! These lovely beauties come from some very happy, well kept, free range chickens. We have the good fortune to have met Shirley, an ex-co-worker of my daughter Kate, who lives close by on a small farm. We refer to her chickens as "Shirley's girls". I love the colors of the shells...soft to sage green, and the lovely browns...and i cannot get over the color of the yolks...dark orange and so rich. I got so attached to these eggs and the chickens who laid them that last Christmas, my daughter gave me a photo of "Shirley's girls" as a Christmas gift! Now that's Love!
**NOTE: I got a few emails asking if the free range, fresh eggs tasted different from store bought eggs, and i have to say YES they do! The shells are thicker (more calcium in the chicken's diet?) the whites cook up nicely(less watery) and the yolks are a deep rich orange color. The flavor of the egg is more intense...Maybe we will hear from a few experts who have chickens and eggs who sometimes check in on my blog..Paula? Amy?