Making pretty

I love waking up to a warm spring morning,

with Vegas doin' his moves on the deck -

slumbering puppies at his feet:

We've had a couple of incidents with one of the neighbor's kids,

who saw fit to throw dime-store firecrackers at the horses -

why would anyone want to torture these poor critters?

Yes, we're on war turf right now -

*fckers*

Meanwhile, we moved the main flock to their summer quarters

which means they're all over the yard now,

scratching for yummy stuff and feasting on tender grass shoots.

It's a beautiful sight!

I just feel really bad for the other two flocks,

who are still in the barn for a couple of weeks.

Their summer coops require bird netting over the outside pens

to keep the birds in and the hawks out.

Last year a snowstorm on April 26th tore all the netting down -

yeah, I'm not being conned a second time into believing

spring is really here yet!

First thundershower of the year happened this morning.

I slept through most of it.

So! Much! Rain! :-o

For reasons unknown, I'm moving more than ever

and not eating any differently than before,

yet I seem to be gaining weight - wth?!

I want to experiment with a low-carb diet for a week

and see if I get that boost of energy

that many people claim -

thoughts on this?

I need to lose weight for summer!

(ps: voted in the poll yet?)