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this week in pictures


A new Friday ritual perhaps?

It has been a hard week, but it's nice to see the fruits of our labor (if you will). I finally have more pictures to share, and have decided that I will try to start uploading a photo blog every friday with bits and pieces of the week (that way you don't get my nice posts with ten million pictures all at once.) Enjoy! 

a painting I just finished

do I really need to explain?

This is Bruno (or Falcor to Jonathan), one of our guard dogs.

 I'm loving the flowers blooming all over the place.

 Things are growing!

 The brooder we made for the chickens.

 Close up of the brooder.



This little guy is Nicholas. He is the smallest of three triplet lambs, and is super friendly since he's been bottle fed.
 This tiny baby was born on Wednesday.

 The baby bunnies are getting so big.


 This handsome fellow is a Chinchila rabbit, and he is awesome.

 This is Pi, another baby this week.

 Meet Werewolf.

He's such a sweetie.

He has gotten a bit fatter since this picture.

 dozens and dozens of eggs

Jonathan getting to know Pi (his name was almost warshack.)

a working jeep.

 how did I get myself into this mess?

 One of the little babies born on Wednesday.

 There were twin yews (girls) born this morning, and mom seemed to only think she had one baby.

 One of another twins born yesterday (I think it was yesterday.)

 Some chickens taking a dust bath in their new home today.

They love fresh grass (a little too much since they decided to lay their eggs all over the place!)

Farewell, pretty waitress hands.

Until next time,
Angela Kelly

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