Friday Photos

I meant to do this last week and then ended up not... so this will be another bombardment of random photos.
     First up are two that I took on June 3rd.  Left: my hen (Neve, which is Italian for "snow") and her chicks (whom at this point were still unnamed) at four days old.  Right: Dandelion seed head.

Then there's three from June 5th.  We have a small area that's composed of mainly lilac and wild rose bushes.  These flowers usually bloom about the same time every year, and I just think that the two kinds of blossoms look so pretty together.  And it's always fun to watch the bees and butterflies hanging around the blooms.

On June 6th I was quading along the treeline with Mom, and we went past a fair-sized section of wild rose bushes.  There was a pile of rocks right behind the bushes and it made a neat background for the flowers.

Now five from June 9th.  Likely because it's been so dry this year, the wild roses have been blossoming like crazy.  I don't think I've ever seen so many wild roses all at once before, and I'm so glad I was able to see them all.  To me, there's nothing that smells better than a wild rose.
     While I was taking pictures of them, I found some other things that also looked like they'd make a good shot.  So... top left: Trail between two crops (wheat-left, field peas-right). 
     Top right: One of the amazingly perfect wild roses I found. 
     Center left: There was one wild rose petal on the ground and this tiny little butterfly landed on it.  All the tiny detail on that little thing was amazing.
     Center right: Cluster of wild roses.
     Bottom: Wheat field and potato rows.

Next up are a couple from June 11th.  Left: Two of our asparagus fields.  Right: Sunset.

In the evening of June 12th, I was out dirtbiking with my siblings when I noticed that the sun was shining through the trees and making the grass look golden.  Couldn't resist it - I had to go back to the house and get my camera.

I was going to do a post about my chicks back on Tuesday - that day being two weeks since they hatched - but didn't have time to.  So I just took a picture of each of them yesterday (June 15th).
     The one with the white chin (left) is Tasha, and the one with the white head (right) is Rocky.  I'm not 100% sure yet, but I think that Rocky is a cockerel and Tasha is a pullet - if not, then I guess I'll have to change their names.  But based off of the fact that they're the same age and yet everything about Rocky is bigger than Tasha, I'm pretty sure I'm right.  (Tasha got her name just because I liked that name, and Rocky got his name because, looking at his feathers, I can tell he's a Barred Rock.)

And last but not least, here's Tikka (TEE-kuh), the newest addition to our farm animals.  She just arrived today.

Neither Rex or Dragon are happy with her yet, although Rex (under the porch in that picture) is more annoyed than Dragon is.  (Shortly after I took this picture, Rex left and went somewhere else to pout.)
     But they'll get used to her - just as soon as they realize how sweet she is :)