I want to fly like a... crane?

I know I don't blog about the ducks very much -- which doesn't alter the fact that I love them dearly -- so I thought I would give a little update as to how they're doing.

They're all HUGE now, still not sure what sex the newbies are other than the Welshies. It shouldn't be too much longer before I see curly tail feathers, or hear some distinct quacks from them. The older duckies have finally stopped treating the newbies like lepers, so they all kind of march together as one. They still go their separate ways from time to time, but 60% of the time they're together.

We used to let the older ducks have free roam on a daily basis, but stopped once we started introducing the new group. Since then, none of the ducks have had free roam, which I hate! Well all of that changed today, EVERYONE got to roam the yard! They were all so cute and happy. They all ran towards the house -- in a row, of course -- to get scraps. I just love them. I love to see them happy even more!

While LaVaughn and I were outside, we heard a hideous scream (animal scream, not human) coming from the lake. Not long after that, we both heard some fierce splashing. I thought it was our rogue geese that we so rarely see, but it wasn't a goose at all, it was a crane. We used to see cranes around here all the time, but I guess they migrated elsewhere. Perhaps they found someplace new.

Speaking of someplace new, LaVaughn and I found something similar! We've both been loyal Joann.com and Fabric.com shoppers, but with their outrageous prices and however many yard minimum, it's just become too expensive.

Since literally every fleece print and solid at Joann's had a 2 or 3 yard minimum, we decided to pick 7 different print that we wanted to use for ourselves. That would leave us at least a yard of fleece to make cage sets our of. Well, after we got all our fleece added to our cart, we ended up with a $170 total! Um, NO thank you! I love fleece as much as the next person, but I do not want to spend almost $200 on it.

That's when I found Hancock Fabrics, oh how I love thee! Not only did that have cuter fleece, but it was $3.80 a yard for solids and prints! I thought I was going to die! We picked out 7 different prints and 7 different solids, all of which came to a total of $58!

They have coupons that are like 15% off $30, 20% off $50 and so on. So we're actually considering getting more than things just for ourselves. You just never know about us. We're going to stop tomorrow on our way back from Farmington and nab a pre-paid card. I'm not too hot on using credit cards for online purchases unless it's a have-to thing.

Well, I suppose that's all for now. I'm not sure if I want to go look at more fleece or play the game. Who am I kidding, I'm going to play the game...

Love & Peace

-Megan

Here are some pictures of the ducks enjoying free roam:

And lastly, the crane that spooked us both:

Simply Saturday...

I love that getting out of the house and driving down old roads is becoming a habit. It's something we mainly do in the late evenings, usually after dinner. We now find ourselves eating earlier in the evenings so that we have more time to drive. I have a love/hate relationship with eating early. I know this is a completely random thought, but eating before 5 PM weirds me out.

We normally have really calm, somewhat boring drives down BB, but we actually managed to find ourselves in the midst of some action this time! We encountered ourselves a dog! Not just any dog, but an eager and determined dog!

He ran all the way across a field to get to us, but found himself faced with a bit of trouble when he got to the fence. Did that stop him? Absolutely not! He ran the length of the field, all the while we sat idly by, until he managed to find a way out. He gleefully ran up to the car with what appeared to be a propeller for a tail. Luckily, we had an apple bar that we ended up giving him for a snack. He took half a time, hiding his pieces on each side of the road.

It was simple fun, but fun all the same.

We returned home shorty after, which is where we are now. I normally wouldn't have blogged about this, but I'm faced with nothing better to do. The gliders, cats, and dog are all fed. Not to mention, I've even managed a shower! A very subtle, yet very trilling and productive day. I say 10 points to Slytherin! Until next time...

Love & Peace

-Megan

Moo... that is all I have to say:

A crane on the lake:

My lovely man-child, Bart, being his usual flirty self:

Look at those pretty eyes!

Toby loves Bart. As usual, Bart isn't too fond of the idea.

The beauty of dandelion seed heads:

The dandelion seed head in all its glory.

Bleeding hearts:

Did I not say this would be beautiful?

Tulips:

Had to squeeze in another.

Chloe and her soon to be OOP joeys:

Here's the excitement for the day:

Hello Mr. Doggy! Why yes, you do have a cute face!

LaVaughn preparing the feast.

"More?"

Crane on the horizon...

I know that's a goofy title for a blog, but it's the truth! As I was letting the dog out a little bit ago, I looked up and saw a huge bird flying over. As soon as I realized that it wasn't a pterodactyl, I saw that it was a crane. A beautiful white crane to be exact. I tried as fast as I could to get the lens cap off of the camera and get it turned on, but I was only able to do it fast enough to get one picture before the crane went behind some trees. Oh well, at least I got one.

In other - more exciting news... Kira has a joey IP! She would have had two, but one of the little guys didn't make it. When I was doing pouch checks, I looked over at Logan and saw the little dried up joey on his side. As sad as it made me, I guess that little guy just wasn't supposed to make it. So we should expect an OOP date towards the end of November! Lets hope for a colorful baby! :)

Love & Peace

-Megan

Here it is:

A white crane...