On hot summer days, my girls need my presence.  My bees beard the outside of their hive, waiting outside for the humidity and temperature to fall.   I bring my chickens watermelon so they have watery snacks.  They have names - Red. Rhoda, Stella, Goldie, Daisy, America, Hawkeye... I have to change out of my red shoes now.   I wait for the sun to set and then watch for predators.  Raccoons come at dusk and I close the door of the chickens' shelter as darkness arrives.  They break the silence of living alone and I am grateful for the opportunity to get to know them.

The queen has a yellow dot.  Can you find her?