Here she is, all pecked up and needing a little time away from her friends. Poor thing. That's all bloody junk on the top of her head where normally she has a dirty but full crest. Sure, she molted those feathers first before her little head was pecked bloody, but still... It should return to it's usual remarkable appearance in about 6 weeks when her feathers get a chance to grow out. Here's another view:
On a knitting note, I've decided to pick up the Obstacles shawl again. I'm using my addi laces on it, and dang those are pointy points. I'm having to unknit and figure out where I left off as I sleuth out where that extra stitch came from, and I think I may need to use my old leather thimble. Sheesh! Obstacles seems like a breeze after having to frog that Monkey sock yesterday. I redid the cuff last night but I'm still a bit huffy at myself for not knitting it at the correct gauge in the first place. Humph.
Yesterday I had a chance to be out in the garden a little. My tulips are really coming along. Now these tulips aren't my favorite color - I thought they were going to be a deep purple when I planted them. Obviously they're deep pink. So. I let them stay because a) my neighbor likes them and b) I don't have the heart to kill them and c) my neighbor doesn't want them because her soil is too crummy for anything to grow. So the yearly pink tulip scene is inevitable:
The orangey-yellow ones are coming along though, and I really do like them a lot:
Last but not at all least is one representative from my spray of daffodils. They were here when we moved in over 8 years ago, and they seem to be happy here. Check out this little nodding friend:
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