Today's forecast is promising a high of 99*. Tomorrow's forecast is promising a high of 99*, too. Jeepers... Time to get the frozen water bottles in the chicken waterers. I'd best gather eggs early in the day, too! Don't want those chickens brewing up any deviled eggs when I'm not lookin'!
The purple pole beans are putting on blooms, but no beans just yet. I think they're so pretty as they grow up the wire trellis.
We've got a wild mama cat who has 5 kittens under our shed. They stay out of the heat, and lay in the shade. Oddly enough, the girl kittens are the friendliest of the bunch. Usually the boys are. When they're old enough they'll go to the vet for a little snippity snip! Alan thinks he might be able to catch the wild mama next week now that the kittens are old enough to eat kitty food and spend the night away from their mama while she's at the vet's office for snipping! This little gal is a cutie, isn't she! I think I'll tell Alan her name is Tangerine. Unless you want to ADOPT her, and then you can name her anything you'd like! *grin*
There's a sweet little torty-grey female, too. She has the cutest nose and broken stripes.
But don't let these sweet faces fool you ...
ROAR!!
ROOOOOAAAAAARRRRRR!!!
The rattlesnake pole beans have almost all sprouted around the tee-pee trellis, and I can't wait to see them start vining up the poles! I took this photo two days ago, and already the plants look noticably different, now that they're starting to get more leaves. It's amazing how quickly things change.
Here was the garden on May 1...
And here is the garden as of June 1! BIG difference! (Click image for a larger view...)
Remember our little house chick, Dolly? Well, seems that Dolly thinks SHE is a HE, and is practicing crowing. Yes, yes it's true. Just little squeaks, but that's CROW enough for me! Dolly lives outside now, in a fancy new brooder with two chick-sized friends. Happy as can BE, wild frizzled feathers, and all!
Dolly, looking down into the brooder at his friends, who are cheeping wildly, apparently lost without him.
So, speaking of summer ... did you see this image predicting how summer weather is going to progress? UNCLE!!!
I think that calls for daily dips in the pool. Bottom's Up!
Whipper Snapper Designs: Poolside Chicken - #CT954
Adorable photos! Love the sweet kitties . . . seeing them always makes me want them. And Dolly is cute--ahem!--I mean handsome too. How's the crow coming along? Thanks for the fun! You're going to need to crawl into the pool with that cute chick at the bottom of this post.
Posted by: Shellie Daniel | June 13, 2011 at 08:42 PM
OOOHHHH - but you know you'll never part with those kittens. . . especially once they have names. ;)
Posted by: MicheleP | June 10, 2011 at 05:06 PM
Ok, I want the orange kitty...shhh...what are you doing Wednesday? :)
Posted by: Shannan Teubner | June 06, 2011 at 09:28 PM
Oh my those kitties are cute! You make life on the farm look idyllic!
Posted by: Danielle | June 06, 2011 at 09:08 PM
Is there another orange tabby kitten? You could name it Clementine to go with Tangerine! :D
Posted by: Janet Sisk | June 05, 2011 at 08:12 PM
Oh my, 99. We can hardly break 60 & it has been so cloudy. I see from your map that we are right on the edge of warming up. I hope so. Your garden is terrific, and I love your pretty beans. Congrats on all the cute babies. Your new calf is adorable. We once had a stray have her kitties in our garage - oh boy can they fool you! Happily, they found new homes & Mama got fixed. Hugs.
Posted by: Troy Louise | June 04, 2011 at 11:30 AM
Those kitties are just too cute! Okay, so the weather may not look good for you? But I am okay with a nice hot summer for us folks up here in Canada! :0)
Posted by: Tracy H | June 03, 2011 at 07:07 PM
Loving the kittens. My 4 cats say no way to adopting anymore :) I, too will wish some Minnesota rain down to TX. Will they ever invent a weather-equalizer so we get no droughts or floods?
Posted by: cheryl R | June 03, 2011 at 03:24 PM
Unfortunately, I'm in the very little tip of Pennsylvania where wet weather is predicted. Seeing how you love the rain and I hate it, I'll do my best to send it your way! :)
Posted by: Tricia | June 03, 2011 at 10:12 AM
74 tomorrow 78 on Sunday. It should be our first day over 72, who knows, maybe I can put away my long johns....but they slow down the skeeters. Man! what a heat wave, Maybe Lilacs blooming in a week or so...That's gonna be a funny looking rooster!
Posted by: DK Wight | June 03, 2011 at 09:27 AM
I cannot believe that's Dolly already! The kittens are adorable. Great action shots of them roaring! The purple pole beans are gorgeous!! Love those colors! I am amazed how well the garden is doing for all the dryness you have had! You are one talented lady!!!
Posted by: Sherri D. | June 02, 2011 at 11:44 PM
No way that's Dolly! Who said he could sprout up like a weed? ;) Are you going to change his name? I like Dobby!
Posted by: Shala | June 02, 2011 at 10:37 PM
Anna, after a horrible day at work, I cannot tell you how much these sweet faces have cheered me up. Thank you so much for sharing all these fabulous photos!
Posted by: Diane M | June 02, 2011 at 09:59 PM
I am missing my kitties. Fido has been gone 3 years and Sabrina about 9 months. Good thing I can't come visit... 'cause I am pretty sure I would come home with a kitty or TWO!
Your garden looks great. Growing pretty good for being so hot and dry already. We are going to be nearly as warm here only HUMID, too. YUCKY.
Love Dolly's feathers, kind of a bad hair day look. LOL.
Hugs to all....
Posted by: Carol Dee | June 02, 2011 at 07:17 PM
Ack! That Tangerine kitty is so cute, beautiful eyes. Also love the pics of Dolly, he almost looks like a miniature ostreich, lol, with all those fluffy feathers.
Stay cool and congrats on the new baby calf as well.
Posted by: Sally | June 02, 2011 at 06:24 PM
Wish I could take both of those adorable little kitties.
Posted by: SueB | June 02, 2011 at 02:22 PM
You see that "persistent coolness" hanging over us? Garden veggies and hay don't much like that! We and the animals here may starve this year.... :-/
Posted by: michelle | June 02, 2011 at 01:26 PM
I always love looking at your photos!! Animals ....gardens....flowers....whatever, it always makes me want to come for a visit :) Glad your garden is doing well -- you can have some of the wet predicted for us up here! Oh those kittens --- we lost our 15 yr old kitty about 2 months ago -- how I would love a baby! Tangerine --that's funny, I just saw a pic last week of an orange tabby at the Humane Society -- & his name was Mango :)
Posted by: Michelle | June 02, 2011 at 01:18 PM
ROTFL!!! Love your kittie pics! I must say that I am happy that it's too far to drive for me to be their new mommy!
Posted by: Dee in N.H. | June 02, 2011 at 01:14 PM