This morning 100 Rhode Island Red chicks arrived at the Berkshire post office. Michael picked them up and brought them up to the brooder for me to unload ; tiny fluffy creatures who will some day lay eggs for us. We aren’t investing in very many birds; the all too real risk of bird flu is worrying us. We will make this investment, we will hope for the future, and we will do our very best to provide eggs for our neighbors.