Stella's Social Club

[oldrooster]

look what was waiting for me in the coop when i got home yesterday evening...

with the head that is currently missing i would have put it at about 5'5".....since it was only a couple inches shorter than me when i held it up

the three lumps are ceramic eggs...need to go get some more now!

Reminds me of what my father told me when he was growing up on the farm, he and his father where gathering eggs after milking (dairy farm) and when they where going into the hen house they noticed the hens acting odd, found out a snake had eaten an egg and went through a knot hole and ate another egg and was trapped in the nesting boxes because he had 2 lumps 1 on either side of the knot hole he couldn't back up and he couldn't go forward, needless to say it was that snake's final meal.....

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

This is the photo I have entered (still need to get it mounted). It really isn't anything special when it comes to setting (that's my hand clamped around the duckling), but I LOVED it's little face. I have it enlarged to a 16x20 and it is still crystal clear, you can see each individual little eyelash

I doubt it will do anything, our photography classes are big here, usually 100+ in a class, but I have won classes before ...............

Even an "honorable mention" is good with that size class (they only place the top three).

Oh how amazing! I love the pic!

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

Well I can't top Deb and I won't even try but...Concord Foods saw my crumble recipe and muffin mix review and they added my blog to their "Blogs We Like" list and have asked me to write more reviews and recipes using their products! They have also offered products for giveaways. In the food blogging world it is small potatoes, but to me, it is huge!

Congratulations! Well done!

 

[NotAFarm]

Mary on the blog recognition!!

Deb,

Brad, on the snake and snake picture......hate them....

Diva, streptocarpus

Beautiful!

We are having some tremendous winds out of the south today @ 23 mph with gusts at 37....none of the chickens have blown away.........yet.....

 

[debs_flock]

Diva, here are a couple of the plants I got to go in my vivs. I just loved them.

 

[The Sheriff]

Ooh, pretty. I do not have a green thumb. Wish I did.

 

[BlueWater29]

Most of yesterday's hatch, (so far) - 34 golden campine, 2 OE (BCM x araucana), 1 lakenvelder & 3 serama. A few chicks are still drying in the incubator, a few eggs are still pipped (they were due today).

Why do I keep singing - "one of these things is not like the others, one of these things just doesn't belong"?


I was a little behind in hatching this year's show string of campines, I guess I'll be showing lots of pullets/cockerels, LOL

Cute little chicks, I love golden campines they are so good looking.

 

[The Sheriff]

Article about my parents in the local newspaper.


Based on 2011 Census Bureau Statistics, there is less than a four percent chance that any married couple will still be together or live to celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary. Rubin (Bob) and Leota (Rusty) Catlin are among that small percentage.

Married just after midnight on May 10, 1943, Bob was drafted weeks later and Rusty accompanied him to boot camp in San Antonio Texas. Bob turned 18 in November and by December he was deployed to Europe as part of the 75th Infantry Division. There, he fought in the infamous Battle of the Bulge and later in the Colmar Pocket of Eastern France.

Rusty returned to Benicia, Calif., and worked as a riveter, making ammunition at the Benicia Arsenal. To this day, “Rosie the Riveter” is a symbolic reminder of their strength, determination and contribution of women who helped win the war. Rusty was one of them.

After the war, they began a life in California, built a successful business in Auburn and have lived here for more than 50 years. They raised six daughters and now have 15 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

On May 11, surrounded by their large extended family and friends, they celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary (platinum).

 

[Hangtown Farms]

Article about my parents in the local newspaper.


Based on 2011 Census Bureau Statistics, there is less than a four percent chance that any married couple will still be together or live to celebrate their 70th wedding anniversary. Rubin (Bob) and Leota (Rusty) Catlin are among that small percentage.

Married just after midnight on May 10, 1943, Bob was drafted weeks later and Rusty accompanied him to boot camp in San Antonio Texas. Bob turned 18 in November and by December he was deployed to Europe as part of the 75th Infantry Division. There, he fought in the infamous Battle of the Bulge and later in the Colmar Pocket of Eastern France.

Rusty returned to Benicia, Calif., and worked as a riveter, making ammunition at the Benicia Arsenal. To this day, “Rosie the Riveter” is a symbolic reminder of their strength, determination and contribution of women who helped win the war. Rusty was one of them.

After the war, they began a life in California, built a successful business in Auburn and have lived here for more than 50 years. They raised six daughters and now have 15 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

On May 11, surrounded by their large extended family and friends, they celebrated their 70th wedding anniversary (platinum).

amazing. Please tell them I said thank you for doing there part to help keep America free

 

[NotAFarm]

What a great story they have! I'll think of your Mom each time I see Kathy's avatar now!