Also, this week

[muninnhuginn]

We tried a bit of cluck and collect. We now have two beautifulludicrous Polish bantams, Cardinal Richlieu and Eminence Grise (yes, I know, not girl's names, but...I used to have a cat called Mouse).

Anyway, here is the red one in a tree:

And this is the slightly braver one:

Comments

[bibliofile]

Gendered names for one's creatures are overrated.

re: Mouse
See also the pet fish named Lunch (or was it Sushi?) in a house full of cats.

[muninnhuginn]

Indeed. My first pair of hens were Fred and Jack--confused the vet mightily when one needed treatment for a sore foot.

[clothsprogs]

I take it the red one is Cardinal Richlieu....?

Teddy

[muninnhuginn]

Yup. Actually, they got the names because the grey one started cannily trying to infiltrate the larger run and seems to be displaying a certain amount of galliform cunning. But it all seems to fit.

[anef]

Love the hairdos