Samson has been quite entertained by the wild turkey family coming and going through the pastures. We must admit it’s a lot of fun watching them puzzle things out… back and forth… over, under and through the fences.
Turkey Crossing
Solstice to Solstice :: Sweet
The summer sun is nearly done
Frost will follow soon
Asters and chrysanthemums
Light up the afternoon
The dew is on long after dawn
Mornings are a haze
One swallow’s song is holding on
In these fading sweet summer days
~ excerpted from “Sweet Summer Days by Dennis Caraher
response to week thirteen of the thirteen weeks of summer
the solstice to solstice project with urban.prairie.forest
Early Morning Visitors
Meeting Boaz
Rebecca and Tim from Crossed Arrows Homestead chose their ram lamb yesterday. Choosing from what we felt was a great group of four, they picked 1221.
Born on April 26th, out of Princess and Aragorn, he is a Border Leicester – Coopworth – Wensleydale cross. He weighed 13 lbs 11 ozs when he was born and a whopping 90 lbs at weaning.
He has a wonderful health record, having only been wormed one time, and that at weaning. He has a beautiful fleece and great conformation. We are so excited to be involved in the beginnings of their new flock. He is joining their ewes, Esther, Ruth, Naomi and all the other animals at Crossed Arrows Homestead.
Ladies and gentleman… meet Boaz!
Weekly Top Shot
All this week we’ve been watching two sweet fawns and their mamas almost every morning
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.
The Ram Lamb Pasture
Even though the ram lambs are busy dotting the pasture, as soon as they hear the gate open they get excited.
They quickly and without much fanfare, begin to get organized.
In no time at all they have formed their line and are on their way to the barn. As we all know, the farm animals love a good parade.
Smart… well-behaved… good looking… what’s not to love about these fellas!
Solstice to Solstice :: White
white
white mist rises from the hollow
as if a plume of smoke
enveloping
developing
into a fog that moves across the meadow
and slowly encloses the farm
in a veil of moist white air
between storms
response to week twelve of the thirteen weeks of summer
the solstice to solstice project with Sarah Jean at urban.prairie.forest
Searching for Boaz
All summer long, we have been on a quest to find the perfect candidates for Crossed Arrows Homestead. We have been searching for Boaz, Rebecca’s new ram. We watched as the ram lambs grew and developed. Finally, we feel we have identified a wonderful group of ram lambs for her to choose from… very healthy, fast growing, great loin length and beautiful wool. Here they are…
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| 1219 ~ out of Rosey Posey and Aragorn, Border Leicester cross (2nd in line) |
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| 1221 ~ out of Princess and Aragorn, Border Leicester cross (far left) |
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| 1222 ~ out of Poppy and Poseidon, long wool cross, color factored |
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| 1212 ~ out of Bertha and Aragorn, Border Leicester cross, color factored |
We are really excited to see which ram lamb Rebecca chooses! How about you? Which one do you think she’ll pick?
