![\"All](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/all_the_girls_go_to-investigate_the_pear-branch.jpg\")
<\/a>All the girls investigate the branch<\/p><\/div>\n
![\"They](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/they_try_the_leaves.jpg\")
<\/a>They try the leaves<\/p><\/div>\n
![\"Speckles](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/speckles_disappears.jpg\")
<\/a>Speckles disappears<\/p><\/div>\n
![\"She](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/she_has_taken_a_leaf_away.jpg\")
<\/a>She has taken a leaf away<\/p><\/div>\n
Speckles took her leaf to a quiet corner where she could tackle it in peace. While I was taking photos she jumped on to my back then up to my shoulder. I decided to blindly take a selfie. I held up the camera and clicked with no idea what I was going to get.<\/p>\n
I was too high and missed myself but just got this shot of Speckles.<\/p>\n
![\"Speckles](\"http:\/\/www.carolschickens.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/speckles-on_my_shoulder.jpg\")
<\/a>Speckles is on my shoulder<\/p><\/div>\n
After the initial interest in the pear tree branch the girls soon lost interest in it completely. I think that the leaves may have been too tough for them. The next day the branch was completely ignored so I decided to remove it as it was just taking up space.<\/p>\n
Oh well, you never know what they will like but even a short spell of entertainment is worthwhile. I am always looking for things to entertain the girls and that in turn entertains me too.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A few days ago we took a branch off of our pear tree because it had grown out at a strange angle and was looking unattractive. When we had the apple tree in the run the girls used to like … Continue reading