Signs of Spring

The turkeys can go where ever they want. This can be a good and a bad thing I love how they come running when I call. But when Gary works on his truck, he could probably do without the extra help.

You will have to click this picture to get the whole effect. Everyone came out to help Gary change his oil. Another downside of letting turkeys free range this time of year is that it is also breeding season. When I was taking these pictures, I heard a wild tom on the hill behind us. It wasn’t too long until one of my hens answered his call and made the trip up the hill herself. I saw her tom, and he was large and very handsome, but afraid of me. He ran and I led the hen back down the hill. I might have to rethink this free range thing.

Some flowers have started to bloom which I hope will attract the bees away from the grain. They still swarm our grains every afternoon, hungry things. These crocus should stick around until we get some really warm days, or until my birds discover them.

These snowdrops, or Galanthus, are in my rock garden, hopefully protected from most curious beaks around here.