It’s time for the first ever READERS’ CHOICE poll here on Bayou Woman.
This poor nameless rooster needs a name. Hopefully, tomorrow he will have one–chosen by YOU!
You only get one vote, so please make it count!
BW
(SORRY VOTING ON THIS POLL IS CLOSED)
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Remember the old song that repeated these words:
“You don’t know what you’ve got till it’s gone!”
For some reason, those words just keep coming back to me over and over again in regards to all that we enjoy here in our life on the bayou.
With the turmoil of Hurricane Isaac behind us and the “Ghost of Isaac” threatening to re-enter the Gulf, let’s ignore all that and once again reap the benefits of a local French-Cajun gentleman’s green thumb. Since we can’t actually stroll through his yard and garden today, let me bring the memory of his spring garden to you.
PROW from here forward stands for PROthonotary Warbler, the monitoring of which will be ongoing from now until the end of July. Last week, we cleared the nest boxes of red wasp nests, dirt dauber nests, spiders but left the tree frogs, figuring they’d move out on their own once the males start nest building. …
There’s been a whole lotta picking going on down the bayou at the local berry patch. And the best thing to do with the fresh, dark globes of goodness? Throw them in an old-fashioned cobbler, which is not only a beautiful spring dessert but easy to make. Delicious, old-fashioned dessert made…
Bayou Woman spends a week with her LilSis and visited New Orleans, among other things!
After making you suffer through my essay about the Bayou People and the reasons you should love us, here’s a photo of a cypress swamp about 5 miles north of where I live at sunrise. This is my peace offering to smooth any feathers I might have ruffled. My intentions are good. And if you…
I thought it was Earl Grey……to go with Lady Grey!
Yes, the liberated hen and her partner: Early and Lady Grey!
I’m sorry, but although everything sounds good, I’m still stuck on Earl. Kind of quirky.
Looks like you might have a 3-way tie.
A handsome fella! Deserving of a good French-ish name 🙂