baby chicks

April brought wacky weather to the extreme.  The plants endured a 90 degree high followed by frost.  Our furnace rumbled out hot air all by itself, thanks to the 55 degree interior temperature.  This has continued throughout May, the coldest in recent memory.  Let's not forget how exceedingly wet and soggy this entire Spring has been, creating cultivating and planting delays.

A bright spot of cheer appeared in the form of poultry.  Day old chicks, poults, goslings and ducklings arrived, maxing out the cute meter.  They proved a significant distraction to the daily task list!  And they grow FAST.