oh what a beautiful day!
...as the song goes....
woke this morning again to sounds from our barnyard.
I love to hear my chickens & roosters ~ so peaceful to me!
speaking of roosters,
do you remember this little guy???
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| little Toby sleeping in my hand... |
remember I rescued him from being half-hatched & frozen to death last October?
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| Toby setting in a basket at a Stacy Nash class ~ |
remember too that I brought him in the farmhouse
....my sweet little Suzy mothered him for a bit??
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| are you my mudder? |
well, here he is today ~
bright eyed & rooster-tailed!!
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| hello big-boy! |
he has grown into a strapping young rooster-man...
his irridescent colors are amazing!
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| hi mom! |
here he is in his coop with his 'real' mother
(ssshhhh, don't tell him) ~
she's the one in the far-back with the brown head black body.
...along with his siblings, 2 sisters and one brother!
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| biggest one in the bunch ~ whoda thunk? |
and here is our camera-shy-guy...
"Billy"
"Billy"
(short for Williamsburg Blue)
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| oh you handsome boy! |
yes, we see you too!
Billy doesn't stand still for too long, and it is super hard to get a picture of his tail
since he's always moving and swishing-it around...
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| look at those eyes ~ and that crown!! |
his tail IS beautiful ~ and at almost 6 feet long it should be...
I will seriously try to sneek up on him and get some pictures of it for you...
in the meantime, this snap below shows more of his colors ~
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| love the black & white feathers he has, and the brown ones, and the striped ones, and..... |
and speaking of COLORS ~
looky here :)
*sigh*
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| new wools in the shop! |
come on in and getcha some!
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| beautiful wools make me HAPPY ~ |
and don't forget, we carry Ali's AWESOME hand-dyed wool yarn
for knitting, crochet or whipping your rugs with...
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| perfect, primitive colors to accent your rugs ~ |
these are my favorite wool yarns to work with...
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| yum! |
Well folks, I hope you enjoy your beautiful sunday!
come on out for a visit soon :)
Lori from
Notforgotten Farm
Oh what a beautiful post! You sure know how to warm a soul!
ReplyDeleteThank you for sharing such wonderful pictures!
ReplyDeleteSo glad to see photo of Toby, I have been afraid to ask about him. He has grown up to be handsome indeed , you must be a proud momma.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the fun visit with you, Toby, Buddy Lazy, Daisy, Pinocchio and all the rest, yesterday!
ReplyDeleteIsn't it a joy to see all the green returning??!
Lori, I just love when you take us for a little tour of the farm with your camera. I'm so amazed at Toby.
ReplyDeleteHow big and handsome he is. Isn't it a good feeling to know that you rescued him from his half hatched egg and to see him grow up so happy and healthy. I know it warms my heart. Hugs, Nan
what a handsome fella that littl one grew into! The Peacocks feathers are amazing, that blue, wow!!!! I would love to come shop in that store, lol, its just a weee bit to far away, but if I ever get down that way,,,,,,
ReplyDeleteOooooh all that lushious wool, and what colors! Wow. Loved seeing the photos of Toby, he is one handsome dude!
ReplyDeleteWhat a beautiful story and oh how much he has grown!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful birds, beautiful wool, and a beautiful person!
XO Louise
Oh! Oh! Oh! Oh that lovely, sweet, gorgeous rooster! I love his story and that first picture just breaks my heart ~ what a tiny, fragile, treasured little feather-person. Thank you for sharing all your beautiful colors, today, Lori!
ReplyDeleterebecca
Oh but that is such a dear and enchanting post about Toby. It is hard to believe that with the nature of things the cat wouldn't have reverted to it's natural instinct. So happy Toby became that handsome hunk of rooster that he is today.
ReplyDeleteIt must be so much fun to live with all of those glorious animals. Billy is just so beautiful. I don't know how you do it all.
ReplyDeleteMany Happy Stitches,
Sandra
Homespun Elegance
www.plainfancymerchant.blogspot.com
He is so handsome! And Billy is so beautiful!
ReplyDeleteLove those wools!
Oh My GOSH ... Toby is AMAZING. Love the animals...each and every one !!
ReplyDeleteYou made my heart just go pitty patter looking at all that amazing wool...I'm drooling.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness I can not believe that adorable black feather ball survived and grew up into this beautiful regal lad!!!!
Karen
What a handsome boy Toby is!
ReplyDeleteMy blood pressure went up when I saw all the beautiful wool!!
WOW! A beautiful rooster and peacock! He was a cutie in that little basket too.
ReplyDeleteLoving all that wool!
LOVE the head shot of Billy!
ReplyDeleteGorgeous wools. One can never have too much!
Pug hugs :)
Lauren
SOOOO LOVE Toby! What a sweet story!He grew up to be soooo handsome!
ReplyDeleteI bet he is much better than an alarm clock!!:)
Have a Happy Day
Vicky, Tansy Annie Studio