A TURKEY TALE

“I wish the bald eagle had not
been chosen as the representative
of our country; he is a bird of bad
moral character; like those among
men who live by sharking and
robbing, he is generally poor,
and often very lousy. The turkey
is a much more respecta"

~Ben Franklin

Remember these?
Well, I had four to
hatch,

and I loved them

and talked with them,

took their photos,

and even told a certain
wee little girl she could
have one of her own.

Then something awful happened.

She ate three of them and
killed the the fourth.

I live in the country,
I know these things
happen. It's the
circle of life, but I
my heart was broken
and I cried.

One of my daughter's in love
knew how I felt, made a trip
to the feed store and showed
up at my door with two little babies
for me to love.

And love them I do.

 They are really growing,
and while we thought we
had a Lily and a Daisy,

 It is looking more and more
like Lily might just be a

Leroy.

Which is fine with me,

I just hope I can

have a few more

eggs to hatch.