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}
Tag: fall
Light and Color
“How beautifully leaves grow old. How full of light and color are their last days.”
~ John Burroughs
A Gold Star for Rosey Posey
Back on April 26th, our six-year-old ewe, Rosey Posey, gave birth to twins – a ram weighing 12 lbs 6 ozs and a ewe weighing 13 lbs 7 ozs. Just think about it, that’s almost 26 lbs of lamb she was carrying.
Eighty-one days later, at weaning, her ram lamb weighed 78 lbs and her ewe lamb weighed 68 lbs. Our girl, Rosey, raised 146 lbs of lambs with a very respectable .8 and .68 rate of gain per day. This is pretty good for a longwool breed ewe, especially with twins.
1219 and 1220 have grown into beautiful, very healthy, 5 1/2 month old lambs. We haven’t weighed them since weaning because we haven’t needed to. They have scored either a one or two on the FAMACHA scale everytime, so neither lamb has needed to be wormed all summer.
So, Rosey Posey a gold star for you! Thank you, girl, for a job very well done!
Weekly Top Shot
We’re enjoying such beautiful fall color in the mountains.
Hope your autumn is every bit as lovely.
joining Madge at The View From Right Here for her 1st Anniversary of Weekly Top Shot
Friday’s Fences
Most of the time on the farm, when you are set on a task, you are blessed with lots of help and companionship. Taking photos for Friday’s Fences was no exception. Muffy led the way, looking for just the right combination of fence and foliage.
Finally… she decided… ok… this is just right.
joining Life According to Jan and Jer for Friday’s Fences
{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.
Lucky Ewes
Over the course of two days, sometimes through the wind and rain, we moved the breeding ewes temporary fencing in the hayfield. They spend the day in this paddock then come in to the permanent, woven wire fencing at night. They are very excited about all that fresh green pasture, and come running when they hear the gate opening. If the girls look up from eating long enough they’ll also realize how lucky they are to be surrounded by all this beautiful fall foliage.
In a few short weeks, we will move them back near the newer barn where we will get everyone ready for breeding season. Poseidon and Aragorn say hurry it up… they are ready and waiting!
Weekly Top Shot
Silhouette… between storms
Coming back up the hill after checking on Willet and Luke
joining Weekly Top Shot with The View From Right Here
Solstice to Solstice :: Color
A woodland in full color is awesome as a forest fire, in magnitude at least, but a single tree is like a dancing tongue of flame to warm the heart.
~ Hal Borland
response to week two of the thirteen weeks of autumn
the solstice to solstice project with urban,prairie.forest
Hide and Seek
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.
