first lawn mowing of the season

Since we were doing yard work, we let the chickens free range...They were so happy in the sunshine! I had just started the lawnmower when I decided I must take some pictures of them looking so pastoral in the tall grasses — But Archer didn't like the mower at all and immediately started corralling them all over to get under their favorite large pine tree.





It was a perfect day to either mow the lawn or run around taking photos - I compromised and snapped quick photos from the lawnmower as I went.




I mowed over too many bees. I couldn't stand it anymore. Eventually I stopped, to leave large swaths of dandelions standing - in a few weeks, their starring acts will be over and I'll do a more thorough lawn mowing job.





After I finished, the chickens all headed back to dig around the compost pile.
Archer standing guard while the girls do their thing:






(2 images photoshopped together)


I followed the directions to scatter “wildflower bombs” (the bright colored smashed seed stuff) over Cookie & Fred — will be an experiment to see if they sprout…