Houston we have lift off!
Well actually we are hoping for quite the opposite - more like Houston we have ... "stay put"
After a mere 19 months I am happy to announce that the JAm clan have a quintessential chook run.
It's a bit wonky (built on a slope mind you) and it's a bit of a jigsaw puzzle but hey... it's gorgeous!
We purchased a cedar chicken coop online - it came flat packed and Hubby put it together....
We then attached Villa Chicken to the existing skeleton of a chicken coop that was already here when we bought our little house in the hills (most of it had to be dismantled since it was falling apart and someone had rudely filled it with builders rubble - Grrrrr!) but we are happier with this more "homely" version anyway.....
Nestled under a beautiful old Callistemon Tree .....
clearly signposted......
.... and brightened with a few colourful wind-wheels!
Methinks these feathered ladies are going to be most satisfied in their new dwellings!
Our dearest friends will be assisting us in the purchase of the most appropriate fowl suited to this humble abode - personally if I was a chook I'd want to live with me! Will keep you posted for sure!
In the meantime I am marvelling at how long dear dear Winter is taking .... sigh...
But at the same time I'm loving the beautiful spring temperatures and the bustle of critters in the garden. No doubt preparing for their hibernation! We have the most stunning tree out the front - not sure what it's called but as you approach it you can actually here it buzzing with activity of a hundred gorgeous bees!
Then there's the scent wafting from the Wattles out the front, so heady and sweet....
& the Hibiscus is still blooming away!
Our Olives are ready for brining....
& the Lemons are still weighing down the branches!
With nothing but colour surrounding us....
It's hard not to smile and be more patient for... yes ... you guessed it...
RAIN!
So here's to Spring just before Autumn? Winter?
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