I am posting this early as we are off into the predawn dark on a wee jaunt. Mama is still asleep so don’t wake her. It is raining and she has taken herself and her handmaiden into the barn. 
(I picked 4 pounds of asparagus yesterday, so we are getting there. )
There is a thing on at the fairgrounds in a local town. I don’t really know how it works yet but they have animals and birds for sale or swap once a month, so we are sneaking out while Mama and Daisy are still asleep. Everything gets going about 6 a.m. so we will be back home for breakfast. I put extra in their feeders for when they wake up, just to tide them over. Tip toe why don’t ya. We have to be very quiet. 
The Thing (I am not even sure of its name) is run by a bantam club and I have never been before, so who knows what we are going to find but I am going to hide a few boxes in the cooking oil car just in case. They say there are all kinds of animals and birds for sale. I might see something I desperately need even though I have never seen it or even knew it existed before. And then I will have to have it.
SShh, maybe I will find my peacock. Or a sweet gentle llama for my Traveling Farmy crew, the oldies would love that!. I don’t think so though. Llama’s are out of my price range, but maybe a peacock. We will tell John it is a turkey!! I told him I am looking for chickens.
Good morning ( ssh no shouting!) I will let you know if anything exciting happens!
c
The Kitchen's Garden 
53 responses to “going to the bantam swap early this morning”
I can not WAIT to hear about your adventures later…
Have a wonderful time, and bring home something – or someONE – fun!
What’s betting you fill all those boxes! Can’t wait to see.
Christine
I bet you come back with something!
Oh how very exciting! Hmm, peacocks here are quite expensive – hope they are cheaper your side – maybe you could swap some asparagus for a beautiful peacock. 😀 You never know, so never say never.
Loved your line: “I might see something I desperately need even though I have never seen it or even knew it existed before. And then I will have to have it.”
Have fun.
🙂 Mandy
What a cliffhanger! Have a marvellous, acquisitive, time and come back and tell us all about it.
Vx
Sounds like a great way to spend a Sunday morning! Beautiful asparagus!
Have fun, excited to see what you bring home!
I love the change of colors! The green! and the new photo in the banner! Lovely, refreshing…what the change of seasons is all about, no? Yay!! And the asparagus are BE-UTIFUL.
Have a great day today! I love the picture of the asparagus. 🙂
I adore that picture of the asparagus! How wonderful. Good morning, C!
I love that picture of the asparagus in the scale. Also, Katherine wanted to make sure you saw this article from The Onion: http://www.theonion.com/articles/id-be-happy-to-help-with-any-herding,27809/. Does TonTon moonlight?
A bird swap?!?!?! How I’d enjoy seeing that! Seeing but not taking part in it. Lucy has made it known that this place is only big enough for 1 bird. It’s been just about 4 years and she still hasn’t forgiven me for adopting Max.
Your opening photo, Celi, is beautiful, a sure sign of Spring. Have a great day. I’m making strawberry jam.
Oh, I wish I had some of that asparagus. I will settle for photos. And I’d like to hear how you’re going to pass off a peacock as a turkey….
Your asparagus is beauuuuuuuuuutiful! I tried to grow it here but it is just too darn hot. Sigh… lovely photos as always! Thanks… mmmm…
How I envy you that Asparagus!! I’m as green as it is !