Landed On. Twice

Still no Daughter but I expect Her return imminently - The room was vaccuumed and She put flowers in it.

Have given up on the DB's (Dust Baths) for a while. The ash isn't as good as it was before the chickens and Fredettes started using it all the time. And it is No Fun being surprised by a mad speckly chicken which has just pounded across the grass to be the first in the dint, only to land on top of Yours Truly.

For the second time. Said chicken's sister has developed a taste for Her spring bulbs which have just been put around the horse chestnut tree to naturalise. It started scratching them up for the umpteenth time and He threw a big lump of dry earth at it. Got it broadside and the earth sort of exploded into a million dusty bits. Chicken went straight up with a loud squawk. Others copied, and the big black one landed on top of where I was snoozing by a black currant bush.

Ouch. Spent the afternoon on Daughter's duvet recovering my self-composure and dignity.