Dot’s sister, Polka, is feeling left out. So we bought her a bull and named him Bullwinkle.

Violet is wearing eden’s bouquet Hollyn Whisper Dress in ivory

Jessie is wearing eden’s bouquet Ciel Bleu Gown

Now Chicken Little is the queen of the roost. She almost had a friend when another egg starting peeping. They cheeped back & forth to each other and I stayed up with Riley & Jace until 1 am cheering it on and eating popcorn, but, alas, a sad moment when it suddenly died.

At Windy Ridge it’s not unusual to see a 3 year old girl with a chicken on her head or riding along on her pink tricycle.

Quite commonplace, actually.

He runs over to me and beaming, not saying a word, he shows me the thumbnail on the camera screen. I hoot and holler and gush over the photo just like he knew I would. I genuinely love all of them.

Jace Walker  (“Jace Watcher the bird nerd” as he calls himself ) is a dedicated bird watcher and photographer.  He is quiet and driven and inspired.  He photographed a bird he spent time observing in the front field and didn’t rest until he found out what it was. Zooming in, studying detail, comparing to photos in his Audubon guide.  When it was finally identified as a Killdeer he was so excited. He now knows pretty much everything there is to know about a Killdeer.

Violet Green Swallow

Nesting: under the Windy Ridge eves

they swoop and glide around the house all day long (scaring the daylights out of Rachael who lives in the guesthouse and suffers from Ornithophobia)

Voice: A high dee-chip given in flight. Also a series of varying tweet notes

 A glance out my window this morn and God’s eternal power and divine nature are plain to see.

Since what may be known about God is plain to them, because God has made it plain to them. -Romans 1:19

We love watching her wobbly, stiff-legged steps as she toddles around Windy Ridge.

Brother Bird lives the good life here at Windy Ridge.

(video done with iPhone and editing done with Splice app)