Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Phyllis


Tonight the chickens were supervising me while I planted a bleeding heart plant, a grape vine and some rannunculus. I noticed something different about Phyllis. On her left leg the toenail (talon? claw?) was missing on her outside toe. What happened? Was the toenail ripped off during her fight with Peanut, the ferocious minature pincher last fall? When I interrupted that fight, the dog had her right thigh in his jaws. I never noticed a bloody foot. Phyllis is walking just fine so I don't think the injury is recent. Poor Phyllis!

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