Around the Barn...

We awoke to a 58 degree, blue-skied day yesterday...

a perfect start to the longest day of the year!

Morning chores were started at 5:30...

finished by seven.

I spent some time in the garden weeding and found this...

Yes, ole Mrs. Hoppity has made her nest right in the middle of the potatoes.

I actually knew there was a nest here

because Sammy was walking around the day before with a baby bunny in his mouth.

He spit it out when I yelled at him and the bunny hopped into the barn.

Hubbs rescued the bunny from the barn and placed it back in my garden box.

So, how do you like that?

Seems a little strange that we would be placing rabbit babies back into the garden...

but what else could we do?

They are, after all, just babies!

And, as I said before... I planted enough for an army...so why not share with

some cute fuzzy bunnies!

I know... it might make no sense... but it does to me.

There are tons of babies around these days.

Mr. and Mrs. Barn Swallow come back to nest in this nest every summer.

They have at least two batches of chicklets.

This batch is ready to leave the nest, now.

I interrupted flight school later in the morning

 and was

reprimanded severely by both parents.

Tuesday was freedom day for the daffy duckles that live in the barn.

We opened their stall door and gave them the run of the place....

They still haven't ventured out.

And yes....they are constantly running!.... that is why they are a blur in this picture.

Patience...

at some point they will get up the courage to explore their world.