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[asakiyume]

I arrived at the post office today as a postal worker was bringing a wide, low rectangular box out to a car. The box had holes, and I could hear peeping. As we both walked into the building, I asked, "Were those chicks?" And indeed they were.

The post office was very quiet at that time of day--except for cheeping and peeping! From the back room.

"I know I can't go back there," I said, "But can you take my phone back and take pictures?"

Well, he did better than that. He brought out a box of ducklings...



and then came a box of chicks!



"I guess these are all spoken for," I said wistfully.

"No, they're mainly going to tractor supply stores," he said.

But even though B'town is a right-to-farm community, I live in a neighborhood with a homeowner's association, and sadly, poultry is not allowed. We talked about backyard chickens, the price of eggs and the cost of feed, and homeowners associations.

I love my post office and the USPS generally. [That is your veiled political commentary for the day]

Comments

[http://lotuslandfineart.com/velvetrope/]

That was quite the treat!

[asakiyume]

Aren't they just so cute?

But yes re: chickens. There is a three-dimensional and multisensory presence to real chickens that's quite different from conceptual chickens.

Re: Thoughts

[asakiyume]

It's constrained by the imaginations and personalities of the people involved, but even so: yes. So far, in spite of the things I've complained about, it's done (from my perspective) more or less all right.

Re: Thoughts

[asakiyume]

I'm really sorry :( I wish for you guys a lot more warmth and support than that shows.

[asakiyume]

^_^

It was an auditory one as well as a visual one. The sound of all those little cheeps! So cute.

[ckd]

Presumably postage for the chicks was cheep, and for the ducks the sender simply put it on their bill.

[asakiyume]

Ahahaha, this made me laugh at 2 in the morning, when, admittedly, my resistance is low.

[mallorys_camera]

Chickens are quite lovely creatures. And intelligent! Too bad about the HOA restrictions. I think you'd really like them.

[asakiyume]

Maybe the HOA restrictions can be changed--I can bring it up. Though it's one thing to daydream about having chickens and another thing to actually have the care and responsibility of them. They'd need a place to stay at night! I'd have to make sure it was warm in the winter, etc. But I think it would be lovely to have chicken friends, and fresh eggs, and chicken poo is excellent fertilizer, once you age it.

[lokifan]

DUCKLINGS <3 CHICKS <3

[asakiyume]

SUCH CUTIES!

[pameladean]

This is all lovely, but I have to admit that my very first thought was, "DUCKLING-POWERED TRACTORS!"

P.

[asakiyume]

Hahaha, never mind horsepower, we power our tractors with DUCKLINGS. "Why Josiah, I have to tell you, a 50 horsepower tractor just don't cut it against a 25,000 ducklingpower one."

[pameladean]

LOL.

*Deafening cheeps in background*