Four fearful chickens venture out to see the farmhouse, with humorous results.

A failing radio host finds out that she has inherited a farm house in Wales from family she never knew she had. Fixed on repairing her career, she sets off with friends to the land to make a discovery for her radio show. Unfortunately, she discovers what she least expected. Every twenty years, the scarecrow will rise. This time he's seeking a bride.

"A year after taking the chance of a lifetime, Cici, Lindsay, and Bridget are still trying to make a home for themselves on the newly-renovated Ladybug Farm. Life in the Shenandoah Valley is picturesque, but filled with unexpected trials? such as the introduction of two young people into the ordered life the women have tried to build for themselves. As the walls of the old house reveal their secrets and the lives of those who have gone before begin...

"The American farmhouse represents integrity, ingenuity, self-reliance, and agricultural heritage. Today, the farmhouse is a rare survivor from another era that can be found sensitively reinterpreted by artists, carefully preserved by original owners, orfunctionally maintained by farm-to-table artisanal food producers. In more than 200 stunning images, Steve Gross and Sue Daley have painstakingly photographed 20 of the most beautifully preserved farmhouses...