Pine Grove Farm: And We're Not Just Talkin' Turkey!

Ahhh, Spring is in the air and we turn to love. Love comes in many forms. Romeo and Juliet. Bonny & Clyde. Sampson & Delilah.
Christmas & Thanksgiving.

Yup, ya got that right: Christmas & Thanksgiving. Our 2 new start crossed lovers at Pine Grove Farm .

These turkeys were gifts from a very generous Cow Share Holder. They were brought in this week and have already set up "house". Christmas has even laid her first egg!

Alas and alack: as with all good love stories, ours comes with it's own bit of drama. You see,they arrived last Friday afternoon and were soon strutting around the farm yard acting as turkeys will act. Thanksgiving likes to show off his manliness, and true to form, was all puffed up with nowhere to go. Christmas was just a bit more curious about her new home , and thought she'd take a stroll.

By late Saturday afternoon, she had seen the whole yard and was bored. So Christmas walked,

and walked,

and walked, and walked.

And the Farm Family looked, and looked, and looked, and looked. We'd not wanted Christmas to come that badly since we were kids! But no Christmas, and it was getting too dark to see. The search for Christmas had to be put off until morning. *sigh*

On Sunday Christmas still hadn't come. And, by now, Thanksgiving was feeling the loss of his lady.

He moped around the yard, seeking his love.

Then comes Monday. The Farmer's Daughter gets a call from a childhood friend, "Do you know anything about turkeys?" This friend asked.
"Yeesss,"she answered sheepishly
"Well, my Grandparents have this turkey that showed up the other day....."

In her desire to see the grass on the other side, our Christmas crossed the creek (Turkey Run, how apropos), and meandered over 1/4 mile to Grandma's House.

Well, she was returned to her Thanksgiving as soon as possible.