Rain On Leaves

Frere Jacques

Replacement rooster for Hank. Very pretty and fiesty, spent Sunday night and most of Monday in the woods behind the goat pen. It took three of us to get him out of the wild roses (ouch). He is a banty like Hank but doesn't seem as violent. His personality is similar to Collette who was taken by the Couper's Hawk

Moonlight Over Chimacum Creek

Alice at Sheep Dung Estates

Alice at Sheep Dung Estates in Northern California. The accomodations seems to have changed over the years since we visited there (1998 in this photo). Wonderful isolated solar cottages with great hiking. Alice adored the place, and so did I.

Spring Buds

A tree begins to bud along Chimacum Creek.

Self Portrait

My cat Irving tete a tete with his master (yes that's it).

Hank in Memoriam

Tragically Hank our banty rooster died defending his flock from a coyote yesterday. The flock was in the chicken tractors as usual when as near as I can tell the coyote stopped by for lunch. The chickens freaked and crashed into the door and worked the hook and eye clasp loose. They then scattered and hank appears to have remained behind to defend them. There were a lot of feathers over an extensive area. He had been a pain, attaching people for little reason, but he was a brave guy in the end. This picture was made April 20th and shows him in typical pose of agressive challenge.