Carrots

This entry may seem to include two very different entries, and in most ways it does.

The first item of news is that Kali lost another pet today. Henny Hen died in front of Jason as he was doing the morning chores at her pen. She had not been perky for some time now and in chicken years had lived a good life, but it is still a little sad. We'll remember her presence in the garden fondly and her jumping up and down in her pen when we brought her grubs, rotten tomatoes, etc... Kali shed a few tears but did not show nearly the grief she did when burying her first pet, Curious Hiddley. I still feel a little sad whenever I peel carrots or put carrot tops in the compost, wishing I could take them out to him and hear him ring his little bell coming out to see who was coming and with what kind of treat.

That's the best segue way I can make to the video below. I was eating a carrot at dinner and Alida let out her very excited sound she makes in eager expectation of me sharing something with her. I gave it to her for a few seconds and then was worried about those 8 little sharp teeth getting off a big chunk. So we got the grater out and shredded some on her tray. She LOVED them!!! Jason thinks maybe we should get in the habit of shredding carrots all over our floor to distract her from the dirt that she is insistent upon finding AND consuming. She now knows that the mats at the doors are great places to find treats. And she is getting fast at the crawling thing. We are loving it.