Paris and Vienna up to some trouble

Today, Paris and Vienna decided it would be fun to bother Shadow in her favorite sunny spot. They had seen the cat walking around outside their pen, but had never really met.

Naturally the chickens were pretty curious about this mysterious ball of fur.
Luckily Shadow is very patient and let them walk around her a few times.

I know this face well. Its called the "I was once a happy cat."

Hopefully, I will post pictures of other chickens in the new flock tomorrow.

Signs of Spring

Today was a beautiful, there were many hopeful signs that spring is on its way! Here are three of the thirteen eggs laid today, its the most we've gotten in awhile. I also took some pictures of some of our trees that started blooming this week.

Our cat, Shadow. She always likes to be wherever I'm taking pictures.

Not a cloud in the sky...
The full collection of eggs-

I almost forgot, my sister and I got interviewed last week for the radio on the ins and outs of raising chickens. It was a very interesting experience, and I think she is going to give out this blog address so we will have a lot more readers! I will have to update more...

Enjoy this beautiful day!

More pics!

Ooooohhh, I love these chicks! They are much friskier than the older one(when they were chicks), but I love them all the same. Plus, they are all extremely photogenic. Especially Aretha, here...
Shadow kept stealing people's chairs....The weirdo...

Here is Lady Bird-The first to drink out of the new watering system.

Shadow saying hello again.

Portraits of a cat~

I have not taken any pictures of Shadow recently, because it is very hard for her to stay still. Today, however, she was very competent and just sat and licked her tail. Here are the resulting pictures;

Guardian of the eggs

The chickens sleep well at night because they know their eggs are in good hands.....er, paws. Shadow takes her job very seriously... As you can see.... Actually that is a myth, Shadow is not in charge of the eggs. She doesn't even like eggs! We tried to feed her one that broke, but she didn't eat it. I liked taking these pictures with the cat suspiciously in the background!

More Lemony... and Shadow

Here are some more pictures from Saturday.

Charles and Shadow

Charles is laying down now, she made it through the night.

Shadow was very sweet. Last night the two touched noses and Charles preened Shadow's ear.

Also, Shadow likes moving around Charles's box. Charles doesn't seem to mind.

Black Cat, Red Chicken

Here is another picture from Sunday- I haven't been out ot the coop too much this week. Shadow actually brushed up on Meez, and she let out quite a cluck!

Only the Shadow knows...

On Sunday I was mostly focusing on Julia, but I did get a few random shots of Shadow. She follows us everywhere, but is usually too close to get a good picture. Seriously, she is like your own personal shadow, hence her name. Here are the pictures:

For an analysis of Chicken Breeds go to my post Other Chickens

Shadow continued~

Catching up with Shadow

I haven't taken pictures of Shadow in a while, so here are a few.

Crazy Cat

I recently discovered this really cool picture editing program. It is really neat. Below I have the original picture and all the edited ones. I will definitely use it again! This is the original: This one makes the focal point of the picture stand out.
This is made to look like a drawing
Another one where the focal point is emphasized

And my personal favorite.......

Think outside the box...Unless you are a cat!

Today I encountered something I had never thought of before. You know how dogs are man's best friend? Apparently cats have a best friend too. Boxes. Ever since dad put the box in the garage, Shadow has never been seen out of it except when she's eating.Oh, and I learned another thing too; Don't try and take away the box.

I hope you are all having a nice December and are ready for the holidays! Boxes will begin to arrive for everyone...even cats!

Cat, Pumpkin, and Witch; All signs of Halloween!

Many of you do not realize how hard it was to get this picture. Shadow was squirming and the pumpkins were trying to escape. Have a Happy Halloween!

Shadow and her shadow

When I was out in our yard I noticed Shadow acting in an odd manner. She was walking back and forth in front of a wall. Soon I found out she was investigating this character that was following her around. Here is the process of events that happened after;

"Hey, I think something's following me!"

"Yes, your right there... Don't try to hide!"
"I've got my eyes on you!"

"I'm just going to walk away, and you'd better not follow me!"

Shadow at school

School has started and got me thinking(I guess that is good!)! I have not heard of any schools for cats except obedience school. I think Shadow would be a great student.

For one thing, she would always participate in discussions.

She would always be ready for lunch!