Rooster in Puberty

So yesterday I had to call my utility company to discuss a bill... but first it must be said that I live in a very old and very small house. I have had chickens in my computer room (no other room available)all winter and out of the three baby Malaysian Seramas one turned out to be a rooster. Living in Utah it is far too cold to let the chicks be outside, so under the heat light inside they have stayed...While talking to the costumer service representative the little rooster began to crow. He did not crow once but repeatedly and every time his little voice began to crack the phone fell silent. After about five minutes the costumer service lady asked me if I needed to go, I explained the sound she heard was a rooster which was followed by "YOU KEEP A ROOSTER IN YOUR HOUSE??!! WHY DO YOU KEEP A ROOSTER IN YOUR HOUSE?!, REALLY I THOUGHT YOU WERE BEATING YOUR KIDS!!!" She kept putting me on hold and I know she called every employee to the phone to listen to the rooster trapped in a puberty possessed crow. It is such a sad and scratchy crow I thought I would share. Enjoy a laugh on me!

My Not So Traditional Pysanky Egg!

It was snowing when I awoke again this morning. After morning chores, 2 loads of laundry and a breakfast with hubby I pulled out my Ukrainian Easter Egg stuff! I have some geese eggs and decided to use them as the back drop for some non-traditional pysanky egg art. I have a dozen or so traditional eggs but I love not following the rules so my eggs seem to be just as eclectic as me. I have some posted from about a year ago somewhere in this blog, some of my favorites are my art deco naked lady, Japanese cherry blossom tree and the white rabbit from Alice in Wonderland. My art today is a rooster and some art nouveau leaves. I did stick with the traditional black background because it makes the colors pop so well. The egg took about 4 hours to complete and I work backwards from the lightest color to black. I use a kistka with black bees wax layering the designs. At the end you slowly and carefully melt the wax off over a candle. I love it. Maybe tomorrow I will do some more.