{ the passing of a Dear Friend...}

me and my little friend...

Little Bits in the backyard bird feeder...


Little Bits with 'his girls'...

It's never easy having to say goodbye to someone who's touched our life...

this morning, as I was feeding all of our fur & feather friends at the barn,
I noticed a distinct silence in the hen house...

it was as though they were all waiting for me to find him.

and I did.

all curled up and peaceful...

Little Bits
(I called him Bitties)
was hatched next to the woodstove in the farmhouse almost 5 years ago...
he had trouble breaking out of his little shell, so I helped him along.
I guess we bonded then...

Bitties would almost daily accompany me here to the shop,
where he would occasionally find his way in
and I would hear the pitterpatter of his little feet around the shop...
he loved to sneak up behind me,
then crow at the top of his little lungs!

He greeted many friends and customers at the shop's porch,
and would come running when I called him.

He loved to be held and petted, always trusting us,
and would always fall asleep in our hands,
tiny, shiny eyes slowly closing,...his little head lilting down into slumber.

Rest Peacefully, my little Friend...
Thank you for the years of joy you brought to Notforgotten Farm.

You will always be remembered.

love, Mom.