Spring and Babysitting

A friend of mine is building me a little bee box for capturing swarms, and in exchange I'm helping him build up his flock with a few new pullets. They came in a little earlier than he was expecting, so we get to 'babysit' until he can come get his little girls! And what better timing for a visit from a few precious little fluff balls than the first day of Spring?

Add to this our usual foraging, flowers, and feasting, and I think I can safely say we did a good job welcoming Spring this year! The kids think so, anyway!

(I think the babies won the day even over the snickerdoodle cake though... and if you're wondering if Audrey picked out her outfit just for the first day of Spring, yes. Yes she did.)