Gretchen: They are pretty ugly now with the new feathers being only partly grown in and the down poking out everywhere. But they are still funny, and that makes up for it.

Aunt Robin: It is funny how much this reminds me of growing up on Painter with all our chickens and rabbits. The gardening is all new to me though, and that makes it a little more scary and exciting. After all the seedlings we have started, I want them all to make it to maturity (even if they do end up in my tummy). I am glad you like all the pictures, it is always a fun challenge to take them. The pots are origami, and so far we have used old phone bills and scrap paper from work to build them. We have also shredded old bills and documents and used them as bedding for the chicks, which will eventually make fine compost, and ultimately the whole process makes a very fine shredder for papers we do not want to end up under prying eyes.