The red bark is peeling with new green bark underneath, just like a mature madrone.
The ducks follow to help with cleaning. The pool is hidden in the raspberry patch. You can see the veggie beds in the background. The strawberries that were transplanted to the new tower are recovering after looking awfully dead. I think this tower is going to work.
The food pan must be inspected after cleaning. It will need cleaning again after inspection.
Then it's time for tomatoes and settling safely into their house for the night.
Hattie has been waiting patiently for the duck work to be completed...
so she can fetch the boys.
They are invited into the back yard to eat whatever is growing in the weedy grass but they must behave or Hattie will be after them.
First there is time for a little nosing around just in case I have something tasty to share. This is Mocha who would be happy to let me scratch his neck the whole time while the other boys eat.
Boots approves my new knee.
Stomper pushes Mocha out of the way. I have no food so it's a quick hello.
But Mocha stays with me awhile.
Hattie never takes her eyes off the boys and is quick to move them if they get out of bounds.
We might have a walk out front then it's back to the pen.
Well done, Hattie.
