Vintage Home and Farm

Recently, we commissioned our daughter to create a mascot for the blog. She chose to draw one of our chickens, Angel (we mostly call her "Little White Bird!"). See more from the artist here! Here's the real chicken. She's a white Ameraucana hen. When we got her as a chick, she was supposed to be a white leghorn (think Foghorn Leghorn; they lay white eggs!), but sometimes they mix up the breeds, and we ended up with her. We couldn't have been happier! She has a wonderful personality. She loves to escape and explore, and usually ends up in the middle of the yard or around the back side of the chicken coop. We've found piles of the green "easter eggs" she lays hidden before from her adventures; we've realized she must figure out how to get back in sometimes, and she's probably gone in and out without us even knowing. Here she is posing with Miss Prissy Fuzzy Bottom!

We've been taking our dog for a walk around the barn regularly, so she gets some exercise (and we do too!). The spring flowers are so gorgeous this time of year! Daffodils were in full bloom the other day, so we decided to capture some pictures of them. The cherry and apple trees are also blooming. There's a sweet fragrance in the air from all of the flowers. It smells like spring! I love looking up into the branches of the flowering trees at the blue sky beyond. Here's a close-up of some of the daffodils. Our homeowner's association planted them years ago and maintains them every year. They do a great job, and the whole community enjoys the beauty. Can you believe how long a line of daffodils there is? It wraps around two whole sides of the barn and horse field!