I made note in the comments section of the post “Eggs And Alligators” of the correct asnwer for what was in the alligator’s mouth and who the winner was.  However, in case some of you missed it (as The Farmer did), the answer was:

SHEEP WOOL! 

Jenny from Book Embargo left the correct answer on the follow-up post, “More On Alligator Contest.”

You see, last fall I had this bright idea to use some of the fleece skirtings as mulch in my flower beds.  It might have worked all right if we didn’t have chickens free ranging.  Unfortunately, I didn’t think about how the chickens would be constantly scratching out the wool as they forage for bugs.  Every time The Farmer tries to mow the grass, he has to rake the wool back into the flower beds.

It wasn’t one of my better ideas.

Anyway, at some point, some of that wool ended up in the alligator’s mouth and I took a picture.

The picture prize is now printed and ready for boxing and mailing to Jenny. 

The first contest, “Name That Sound” was to guess a squirrel was making the noise in the little video.  The prize picture was mailed earlier this week (yeah, I know, I’m as slow as molasses flowing down a snowbank).  It looked like this:

Amy from “Amy’s Corner” won the prize and asked for me to choose a picture of chickens. This Buff Orpinton chick on violets is one of my favorites, and I hope she likes it too!

I really liked the frame, but unfortunately, when I went back to get another, they had sold out and I had to settle for a much plainer frame (sorry Jenny).

I have ideas bubbling in my brain (scary) for more contests and prizes, so stay tuned!

Tagged as: alligators, chickens, Life In The Country Contest, wool