benjamin

One of the great delights of our recent trip to the Northeast was getting to meet little Benjamin, the youngest cousin of the bunch. He is just about eight months now and cutting his first tooth. He wants so badly to move! He lies on his belly and swims arms and legs frantically but just can't manage to swim anywhere. He is like an adorable little sitting Buddha with big big eyes, taking it all in. I'll post some shots of him so you can get a load of his cuteness.

Things are well here back in Dripping. All chickens are alive and pecking, though Penelope still has a cough and their laying is down quite a bit (the heat? moulting??). The grass had grown a mile high in our absence, so Tim went and got a good sweaty workout mowing it. I need to weed the beds but have a hard time finding a moment, as Laurel refuses to be contained anymore. She can return herself to sitting from any position and then scoots around like a maniac. No interest in walking yet, though. She just puts her belongings over her shoulder and scoots away. My Grandpa sent her the cutest white fluffy cat the other day that was just calculated to create jealousy in her sister. Aurora does like fluffy cats.