Making the best of winter

Camera : Canon EOS 550D 

Taken in my garden (Tarlton, Gauteng, South Africa) 

Background texture by Kim Klassen 

Processed in PowerPoint

Kiep and one of Solly’s roosters making the best of winter. 

You can quote me as I speak

Chickens smile despite their beaks

Look how she walks and talks and stares

See how she jumps and shows she cares 

Listen to her serenade

Think of how they’ve danced and played

Their little toes don’t skip a bea

Happiness permeates their feet. 

Up into your lap they hop.

Snuggling right into your top. 

I feel their combs warm near my skin

I really feel like chicken kin

Watching my hens all the while

I swear to you that they can smile (even in winter!)

~ Tilly’s Nest, August, 10, 2011

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