It was Tuesday morning around ten o'clock. As usual, I was in my office, working my way through all of the jobs
due by the end of the day.
There was a loud knock peck at the office door. It was Eugenia.
Eugenia: Look what I brought you, mom!
Me: Are you freakin' kidding me?? You know I'll have to stop what I'm doing, get the camera,
and take pictures for the folks at home. They will be totally grossed out, and it will be all your fault.
Eugenia: So be it. I'm tired of those damned donkeys getting all the attention.
Smooch: Mom, Eugenia is playing with a dead mouse.
Me: I'm well aware of that. Please stop pressing your nose against the glass. It's dirty enough.
Minnie saw how much fun Eugenia was having and wanted a piece of the action...literally.
So did Clara.
Me: Can't you girls find someplace else to play?
Eugenia: The expansion seam in the concrete makes a good goal line – helps us keep score.
Eugenia: Whoo-hoo! Another point for me!
Me: How can I get any work done with you two playing mouseball on the porch?
Me: Take that thing into the outfield and don't come back.
Me: Your porch privileges are officially suspended.
How can I (!) do any work with your chickens fooling around?!
ReplyDeleteLinda i love you and yours (ok maybe not the chickens) but PLEASE let us know how blue eyes is faring. It was love at first sight for me. In spite of all your good intentions....
ReplyDeleteI love your chickens. They are hilarious!
ReplyDeleteWe play Mouse Ball here, too. The Ladies Who Lay couldn't figure out how to open it so they flipped it around vehemently. After the video was shot, I hucked it out into the woods. I didn't know WHY the mouse was dead. People around here put out poison.
ReplyDeleteSo...... Why do you need barn cats? :)
ReplyDeleteif i lived your life, i would never get anything done other than taking photos and would have to have 2 or 3 blogs to post them all. this is just to funny and it occurs to me that you do not need a barn cat when you have these cute girls... love this post. LOTS
ReplyDeleteOhhh, so much for my coffee this morning.
ReplyDeleteThe ladies stepped it up knowing there is a barn kittie to compete for camera time! LOL
Mouse Ball t-shirts need to be made and sold to your fans. Folks can have the choice of Team Blue Eyes or Team Eugenia!
ReplyDeleteChickens are so selfish. It's always about them, isn't it?
ReplyDeleteGlad your girls are taking care of things til the barn kitty is on the job.
Ha ha. I bet they just jump over from now on.
ReplyDeleteDid a chicken catch the mouse, or did the kitty do it?
So what's their excuse for allowing the packrats to move in right under their nos...er, beaks?
ReplyDeleteOh those chickens. I haven't laughed that hard in a long time. Mouseball? Ewww but funny. I think the chickens have it in mind not to be outdone by any new interloper with blue eyes. You know how they obey those pecking orders.....tee hee.
ReplyDeleteOma Linda
your chickens are SO WEIRD
ReplyDeleteOh Carson, this is too funny. Eugenia is one special chicken. I can see why you have a hard time getting your work done... between mouseball and all the remedial work you do. ;)
ReplyDeleteThe Chickens will take care of the little mice! LOL Now if the cat will get the pack rats!!
ReplyDeleteAnd I always thought chickens were vegetarians... you live & learn!
ReplyDeleteOooh, what a fun game - go, Eugenia!!
ReplyDeleteI find their choice of location a perfect one, as your photos highlight very well those beautifully stained porch rails.
:-)
i've had a little trouble thinking about chickens and eggs since I learn they eat tarantulas. I bet Eugenia goes after those big spiders with real zest!
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Jo, Stella and Zkhat
I love how your mind works...You have a great sense of humor..
ReplyDeleteHehe! I love watching my girls when they try to play keep away with each other. Too funny. Mine play with frogs, moles, voles, mice and snakes. They are pretty good little "hunters."
ReplyDeleteOh, too funny!!! Enjoyed seeing their little game. Don't you know all the pets bring their, umm, 'toys' to the front door for you to see?! Mine do! I found a dead packrat in the henyard a while back...THEY killed it!! My kitties are too lazy to go after rats here.
ReplyDeleteThanks for the tummy tickle! Blessings!
I think it must say terrible things about me as a person, but that really made me laugh.
ReplyDeleteOur chickens lost their porch privileges when we found them enjoying the view from the porch swing.
ReplyDeleteI am a long time reader and now first time commenter, and I must tell you how much I enjoy my visits to the ranch! Your photos, your wicked sense of humour, and most of all the joy of sharing life with beloved animals that shines through every word you write - thank you!
God I love your sense of humor. I totally needed that score line comment today.
ReplyDeleteMy chooks (as we call them down here in Oz) are the best mousers on the place! They are so fast and predatory, the mouse hasn't got a chance. Tiny dinosaurs they indeed are!
ReplyDeleteIs Eugenia a Delaware? I was looking into getting some chicks of that breed.
ReplyDeleteI think the NY Times will be calling you about the conditions in Abu Gharib 7 miles South of Nowhere. Also, it appears there is a Killer Cat in the neighborhood, too.
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