Now that the weather has cooled, the breeding ewes spend most of their day in the hayfield, protected by temporary fencing. They come running when they hear the gate being opened and proceed to parade into the field, providing weed control and, of course, fertilizer.
If the heat turns up in the afternoon, the ewes head back into the permanent fencing for some cool down in the shade… and maybe even a little game of hide and seek.
More Festival Scenes
More highlights from the very busy, fun filled days of the 2012 Preston County Buckwheat Festival
- Blue Ribbon Showman of Market Lamb
- Craft Show
- Exhibits
- Resting Lambs
- Carnival Rides
- Mile Run along Parade Route
- Parade Floats
- The Extremely Popular Lamb Dressing Contest
All in all a very busy 4 days full of fun family and friends’ memory making moments.
The Great Pumpkin
Weekly Top Shot
{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.
Solstice to Solstice :: Change
“Autumn is the eternal corrective. It is ripeness and color and a time of maturity; but it is also breadth, and depth, and distance. What man can stand with autumn on a hilltop and fail to see the span of his world and the meaning of the rolling hills that reach to the far horizon?” ~ Hal Borland
Change is coming to the mountains.
response to week one of the thirteen weeks of autumn
the solstice to solstice project with urban.prairie.forest
Yesterday at the Fair
The judging of market lambs and market goats took up much of the day at the Buckwheat Festival. Congratulations to Lena for a blue ribbon in Showmanship!
Wednesday is a quiet day, as the rides and exhibits have not yet opened. It’s kind of a peaceful day, and way to ease into all the excitement yet to come… a good day to visit with the other animals without all the crowds.
It’s Buckwheat Time!
Last week the carnival rolled in to Kingwood, and began to set up for our county fair, The Buckwheat Festival. By now the rides are all set up, and the food trucks are warming up. Things kick off this morning with the Market Goat Show.
The livestock barns are all spiffed up and ready for action. Lena’s 4-H market lambs, Katniss and Primrose, made their way to the fair last night. They’re all settled in and ready for the Market Lamb Show this afternoon. Please be sure to with them luck!
(We’re going to try to post updates on Sheeps and Peeps Twitter if you would like to follow along!)
Farewell Summer
When Summer gathers up her robes of glory,
And like a dream of beauty glides away.
~ from A Still Day in Autumn by Sarah Helen Whitman
joining The View From Right Here for Weekly Top Shot
{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.