Lambing is winding down, with Dolly hanging in there and Charity who was marked very late still to go. The pasture is filled with the wonderful sounds of lambs calling and mamas answering. The grass finally got tall enough last week that we were able to open the bottom of the barn paddock up to the ewes and lambs. We’re hoping to keep them in this area at least until we can get through the first round of shots.
If you have a craving for more lamb pictures, take a peek over here.
Lambing is moving along at a nice pace. The barn and pasture are busy and full of new life. It’s always so interesting to observe the different way each ewe experiences labor and birth. There is Jill who attacks the whole process with much the same energy that she attacks daily life. She will have given birth within a couple hours of showing any outward signs of labor. Then there is Julie who has a much more zen-like approach to birth, slowly stretching and pushing a little off and on for eight to ten hours. Every birth different… each new life, a new little personality.
Please check out our Lambs of 2014 album on Flickr for more lamb photos.
What a winter it has been. Much like everywhere else we’ve had more snow, more wind, more sub-zero temperatures. The girls… well they pretty much take everything in stride… as long as the hay arrives in a timely manner. And the snow, well it does make for pretty picture taking.
Sub-zero temperatures, mounting snow pack and strong winds have all made winter chores much more difficult.
We’ve tried to take a few moments here and there and capture the beauty of these days of ‘snow globe weather’.
Here are just a few scenes from the pasture…
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.
Such a pretty girl… our Althea… always hanging around, looking for that photo op.
joining Madge at The View From Right Here for Weekly Top Shot
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 little late this year, but we finally moved the ewes to the hayfield pasture on Saturday. Mid-summer was rainy so hay was made later this year. Then it seemed to take the grass a little longer than usual to re-grow to pasture length. The move went quite smoothly, and even Luke and Willet cooperated. The ewes are very happy in their new pasture, and will remain there (with some paddock moving) until breeding preparations begin.
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.
