A Friday ritual.
A single photo – no words – capturing a single moment from the week
A simple, special extraordinary moment.
A moment to pause, savor and remember.
Participating with the SouleMama blog.
{this moment}
Month: November 2012
Friday’s Fences
As usual, there is great interest in what is going on… on the other side of the fence.
Poseidon’s group is on the left and Liam and his ladies are on the right.
joining Life According to Jan and Jer for Friday’s Fences
Aragorn’s Companions
And finally, today brings us back to the barnyard and to Aragorn, our four-year-old Border Leicester ram. He has great bloodlines and throws a wonderful lamb with a long top and beautiful wool. Almost 75% of his offspring were twins last spring.
Four breeding groups this fall… excitement is in the air… and only about 147 days to go before the first lamb hits the ground this spring.
Aragorn’s companions:
604 Sweet Pea Lincoln-Coopworth-Wensleydale
612 Princess Border Leicester-Coopworth-Wensleydale
616 Rosey Border Leicester-Coopworth-Wensleydale
716 Harmonia Coopworth-Border Leicester-Wensleydale
720 Cassidy Coopworth-Border Leicester-Cotswald-Wensleydale
801 Patience Border Leicester-Coopworth-Wensleydale
817 Dierdre Coopworth-Border Leicester-Blue-faced Leicester-Wensleydale
906 Lucy Romney-Coopworth-Wensleydale
914 Bertha Coopworth-Border Leicester-Cotswald-Wensleydale
919 Serenity Border Leicester
1002 Maibh Border Leicester-Coopworth-Wensleydale
1134 Branna Coopworth-Blue-faced Leicester-Border Leicester-Cotswald
Liam’s Ladies
Today brings us to the back pasture and Liam’s lovely group of ladies. Our gentle giant wethers, Moe and Larry, are hanging out back here also. This group of ladies was kind enough to pose for individual shots.
613 Hebe Coopworth-Border Leicester-Wensleydale
922 Funella Coopworth-Border Leicester-Blue-faced Leicester
722 Jill Romney-Coopworth-Wensleydale
711 Daisy Lincoln-Coopworth-Wensleydale
1108 Kiera Border Leicester-Coopworth-Wensleydale
Introducing Strider
We are very pleased to introduce you to Strider, the ram lamb formerly known as Mister 1225. He is out of Serenity and Aragorn; a pure Border Leicester. He has been wormed only once, at weaning, and has an exceptional health record. He is a twin, and both he and his sister have an excellent growth rate. We have him in with four ewes, and we may sell him next summer as a proven ram.
The lovely ladies in Strider’s group are
41 Hera Coopworth-Border Leicester
821 Siar Border Leicester-Cotswald-Coopworth-Wensleydale
910 Julie Coopworth-Border Leicester-Blue-faced Leicester
930 Havva Coopworth-Border Leicester-Blue-faced Leicester-Wensleydale
Poseidon’s Girls
After a marathon working weekend, we finally have all the breeding ewes’ hooves trimmed, the temporary fencing up, the dogs moved, and the breeding groups in place. Here’s a little introduction to the first of the groups. They spent most of the day over on top of the hill. Only Petunia and her daughter, Poppy, even came down to the fence when we fed hay this morning.
Here are Poseidon’s Girls
811 Petunia Lincoln-Coopworth-Wensleydale-Border Leicester
1008 Poppy Lincoln-Coopworth-Wensleydale-Border Leicester
1025 Nettie Border Leicester
1119 Joannie Romney-Coopworth-Wensleydale-Border Leicester
1140 Faith Border Leicester
1141 Grace Border Leicester
Happy Thanksgiving!
“He who thanks but with the lips
Thanks but in part;
The full, the true Thanksgiving
Comes from the heart.”
~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
Wishing you all a day that finds you surrounded by those you love. As we sit down with family, we will be counting your friendship among our many blessings. Thank you!
A Sense of Normalcy
The farm is getting back to some sense of normalcy. All the trees are cut off the exterior fencing, so we could get the electric to the hot wires turned back on. There are still trees that need to be cut in the pastures, but they are not a safety issue. Where fencing couldn’t be repaired quickly, we set up temporary fencing in new areas. To make a long story short, all the animals are back in the groups they are supposed to be in… if not in the planned area, at least in a safe area.
We’re several weeks behind in our breeding preparations, and hope to catch up this weekend. It’s not the season we planned, but we’re adjusting. As you can see in the bottom photo, there are still some lingering patches of snow on the north side of the hills. We’ve been lucky to have about a week of nice, almost 50 degree weather to work in.
And… as always… it’s great to have our girls back in the barnyard pasture.
Ours prayers are still with all those who were hit by Sandy… friends visited from New Jersey last weekend… the devastation there is unbelievable.
{this moment}
A Friday ritual.
A single photo – no words – capturing a single moment from the week
A simple, special extraordinary moment.
A moment to pause, savor and remember.
Participating with the SouleMama blog.
A Message From Muffy
Before we head out to tackle fallen trees, shattered fiberglass posts, bent and broken temporary fencing, all the while trying to avoid the attention of two very large, free roaming rams… Muffy wanted to let you know that she has been very busy also, having significantly reduced the rodent population in the past week. The proof, of which, she has brought as gifts to her human friends. She says, “Hey, I’m just doing my job.”
Hope you have a wonderful day! It’s cold here, but the sun is shining!