picture taken about midway through the 3-day snowstorm
Thursday, November 20, 2008
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Welcome to our World
Time to tackle morning chores, put on a couple layers, pull on your boots and don't forget your hat and gloves.
It seems that everything takes a little longer in the winter, but finally all the animals are enjoying their food. It's time for us to take a break and enjoy some lunch.
We will spend the afternoon in the fiber room today. Periodic peeks outside show a typical winter storm day with snow and a little sunshine trying to peek through every now and then.
To the south, looking towards Belington, it looks like the storm will never end.
But just to the southeast, it looks like Thomas , Davis and Backbone Mountain are basking in the sun.
It's about 4:15 now. Samson is loving the snow! At the moment he is guarding his well camouflaged dog house.
It is a very good thing that evening chores do not take very long because daylight disappears quickly this time of year. This evening appears even darker with the heavy snow which has begun to fall again.
Evening chores are done. Come join us for the beautiful sunset! It probably won't last for long. The winter storm advisory doesn't end until midnight.
It seems that everything takes a little longer in the winter, but finally all the animals are enjoying their food. It's time for us to take a break and enjoy some lunch.
We will spend the afternoon in the fiber room today. Periodic peeks outside show a typical winter storm day with snow and a little sunshine trying to peek through every now and then.
To the south, looking towards Belington, it looks like the storm will never end.
But just to the southeast, it looks like Thomas , Davis and Backbone Mountain are basking in the sun.
It's about 4:15 now. Samson is loving the snow! At the moment he is guarding his well camouflaged dog house.
It is a very good thing that evening chores do not take very long because daylight disappears quickly this time of year. This evening appears even darker with the heavy snow which has begun to fall again.
Evening chores are done. Come join us for the beautiful sunset! It probably won't last for long. The winter storm advisory doesn't end until midnight.
Monday, November 17, 2008
Bringing in the rams
For the past couple days we have been getting all the girls ready: trimming, manicuring, etc. We have worked in the barn and out in the corral; in the pouring rain and through the snow flurries. Now that we finally have every one 'gussied up' and in the proper pen, we are faced with this.
It should be quite a lot of fun walking the four big rams over from the far paddock through this. It certainly should provide a lot of laughs. (pretty dark for 1:15 p.m.)
It should be quite a lot of fun walking the four big rams over from the far paddock through this. It certainly should provide a lot of laughs. (pretty dark for 1:15 p.m.)
Sunday, November 2, 2008
Making like Houdini
We were moving the ewes and wethers nearer the barn today so that the 'breeding beautification' process can begin, when to our surprise a familar face appeared among them with some unexpected 'equipment'.
Here he came up over the hill with Queen Elizabeth and Hebe - Hercules, same culprit as last year. We turned the fence off to move everyone around, and we think that is when he 'made like Houdini' and escaped from the ram pasture.
Hopefully he wasn't too busy before we got the ewes moved!
Here he came up over the hill with Queen Elizabeth and Hebe - Hercules, same culprit as last year. We turned the fence off to move everyone around, and we think that is when he 'made like Houdini' and escaped from the ram pasture.
Hopefully he wasn't too busy before we got the ewes moved!
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