Best of Serendipity (May 2026)

 My row of irises reminds me of the one my mother had when I was a kid.

Sometimes little forest friends come a little closer than they should.

Happy hens like spending the afternoon out!

Every feather on this little bantam's body grows in a different direction! 

Sun bathing... and dust bathing in their happiest spot.

Why was this baby out in the daytime? And, where was the mama of this tiny little thing!?

I don't know if this was the mama raccoon, but he/she was very interested in what was new in the hen house.

This year two hens got broody.  It's always so fun to slip day-old chicks under a hen after dark then watching the little family grow. Although both hens are raising the chicks together, it's been clear that the white one, Lola, is the mom and has relegated the black one, Elfie, to be the helping auntie.

I tried something a little different with my lettuce and spinach this year.  To say that it worked is an understatement!  

So many night visitors!!! As long as they just sniff and leave, it's fine.

When it gets hot each year, these huge turtles come from the pond to lay their eggs.  The female turtles dig with their back feet and drip liquid making a wet hole.  Then they drop in their eggs.