Newest Addition

While I'm still hoping Francis surfaces, I felt sorry for Floyd being alone. As I said in my last post, I started looking for a new peahen. I had a lot of leads, but most wouldn't get back to me with answers. 

On Friday I found an ad that was located within an hour drive. On Saturday, Bonnie came home to the ranch. 

Her and Floyd have a lot in common, as both their significant others flew away. Bonnie's Clyde had been missing for awhile so their owner decided to find her a new home. 

Despite reading the proper way to introduce peafowl to one another, I put them together within the first hour we were back. 

She checked everything out and waltzed right into his kennel like she owned the joint. Sorry Floyd, but I don't think you'll be wearing the pants in this relationship. 

Francis Update

There's still no sign of Francis.  I've started looking for a new peahen for Floyd.  I've found a few options.  Now if anyone will get back to me...

#bringfrancishome

When I last blogged, Francis was MIA and Floyd was home.

A week ago today, Ma and Pa called and asked if we wanted to meet them for Mexican.  Well, duh.  Did you even have to ask!?  If margaritas are involved, just tell us when and where!!  Dan was in the car and I was walking to it when he yelled out, "Grab some peahen feed."

"Uhh, come again?"


"Dad thinks she's over at his house."

<insert happy dance>

I grab some feed and we take off to his parents.  We pull in and I ask how in the world we're ever going to find her with all the trees.  And then I see her.  Hanging out in a tall-ass tree.

Hmm... how are we ever going to get her down?  We decide that since Josie is there, she's not coming down any time soon.  We head to eat and will check on her when we get done.

Fast forward a few margaritas and we're back to check on her.  She's still there.  Looking pretty content.  Clear up in the tree.

We decide to let her hang out for the night and I'll head over first thing in the morning to try to bribe her home.

I imagine that's when she flipped me off and said good luck sucker.

I head over on Saturday morning and don't hear or see her.  I start wandering around the trees blasting a mating call from my phone.  That idea still doesn't work.

No one we've talked to has seen or heard her since.

I'm hoping we receive another phone call tonight with a spotting!! :)

Floyd got moved to his new home last weekend.  He can now peck around in the grass and see the light of day and let the wind blow through his feathers.  I don't think he likes it.  I think he's more of the indoors type of guy...

I'm hoping he'll call Francis back, but so far no luck.

Things I've Learned This Year Pt 2

We're about halfway into 2016 so I thought I'd better add a few more items to my list.  

1. Don't assume peafowl will hide in trees.  Check a bean field if you can't find yours.

2. Playing the mating call of a peacock on youtube won't necessarily get your peahen to come home.

3. Making horse babies isn't as easy as one may think.

4. The boys have Uncle DJ wrapped around their little fingers and don't even know it.  They want a pool at our house?  Okay!  This may also come in handy for a new puppy I've had my eye on... ;)

5. I'm glad I didn't have to search for a house.  House hunting is not all fun and games.  Quite stressful actually and it's not even for me!!  But now I'm on a mission.

6. I don't like rabbits.  

7. Not all UTV's will fit in a three horse trailer.  We just happen to have one of those that won't...

The Peabody's

When I got the Peabody's, I got them with the intentions that they would be free rangers.  Ya know, like power rangers.  When I got them home, I put them in the old garage to keep them from Josie any predators.  After awhile I decided to open up the front gate and let them wander out on their own.  After they didn't come out I decided I'd move the whole gate so it would be easier for them to see it's down and they can come and go as they please.  They never went.  They'd stay in the garage.

Finally one day I was able to get Francis outside and threw her some bread, only for her to fly back in.  She CAN fly, noted.  

I continued leaving the gate off and moved their food and water closer to the gate and eventually outside.  Still, they wouldn't go waltz around the yard like I'd anticipated.  

This past Friday, Hasty came over and he decided they were coming out.  He got Francis out and she just sat there.  Once he got Floyd out, he flew to the top of the old garage and sat there watching us below.  Francis didn't move for awhile so eventually we put her in the shade and I put some food and water there with her, along with bread pieces.  She still didn't move.

When the guys came back, Floyd was still on the roof.  Hasty decided it was too hot for him to be up there and he was going to grab him and bring him down to Francis.  What actually happened was Floyd took off to a tree.  

The next morning, I woke up to honking.  Peafowl honking, not car honking.  Plus, there was evidence they'd moved.  They'd left us a nice little present pile of poop at the front door.  DJ cleaned that up and I went to locate them.  I found Floyd in the same tree, but higher.  There was no sign of Francis.  She had moved and I couldn't find her in any of our trees.  I'm no hunter though, so I still held out hope she was hanging around somewhere.

Saturday afternoon I went around searching again.  Floyd was accounted for, Francis not so much.

Sunday morning, I woke up and headed out to get an update.  They're both MIA.  We were having a Father's Day get together at our place, so I sent out a mass text saying there would be prizes for locating the Peabody's.  DD got there and decided to take the boys on a Ranger ride.  They came back and said they saw one of them in a bean field. 

I put on my rubber boots and a long sleeve shirt (I'd just showered and got half way presentable when I learned there'd been a sighting...).  He drove me up to where he saw it and sure enough, there was Floyd.  In the middle of a bean field.  Of course it's not our bean field, so the neighbor comes out to see what's going on.  I was able to catch him; he may or may  not have lost a feather or two in the ordeal.  Lucky for me, the only documentation of this was on Snapchat, so that should be gone by now.  We headed home with him and I put him back in the garage.  The door is open, but he was still in there this morning.  I'm hoping he calls her back, but I'm not sure that'll happen.

I'll be sure to keep you updated. Maybe I'll start a new hashtag to raise awareness: #bringfrancishome 

Garden tour

Here's what I'm currently lookin at in my flower garden. The vegetable Garden is all weeds so I will skip that part of the tour.

Zennias from my boss. 

My cushion Spurge came back after the rabbits ate them off. 

This funky little guy is new this year. 

So are these neat little balloon flowers. 

And this one. 

And this butterfly weed. 

These guys both survived another winter.

That's pretty much all I have at the moment. I missed the tulips, red poppies, and alliums so I'll have to search my phone for pictures of those. The lilies are getting close to popping and I might be able to snap a picture of my yellow poppies.

I'll do a tour of pots as well, once it cools down and they look a little more perky. 

Happy Friday!!

May Day

First of all, if you ever have the opportunity to see Garth, go.  Secondly, invite me to go with.  Ahhhh-maze-ing!!!  Both nights! ;)

In other news, believe it or not, I have my garden in.  Now I'm just waiting for the hail storm that always comes right after I do that...

The Knollies are done planting and will now start getting all the equipment ready to spray.

The weather and my schedule haven't been fully cooperative for much riding, but I was able to hop on last night for a few minutes before DJ got home and we had to leave.

I made a coffee cake for work.  It thought it was meant to be a pancake so it was a little flat, but don't worry, it only lasted two days...

A co-worker gave me some rhubarb so I think I'll be making a pie soon!  Who's coming over?!

Floyd and Francis are still alive and I still have three kittens-- if you can still call them that!

It was brought to my attention that my header needs changed.  Instead of three critters I was told to change it to a petting zoo.  That's not a bad idea...  if only I can figure out how to edit that!

That's all I can think of to ramble about for now.  Have a splendid week.  We're on the downhill slide *insert cha cha emjoi*