The puppies are getting fat and sassy… slowly beginning to try to walk. They look like tiny little tanks, trying to lift their bellies off the ground far enough to get around. They are beginning to yip and yap a little also. Still, their favorite activity is sleeping… snuggling, cuddling, using each other as little puppy pillows… all in their sweet little puppy piles.
Honestly, we could spend the entire day just watching them.
About a year ago we had Bella and Samson to the vet and had some discussion about breeding. For months and months we watched and noted and counted days… and watched and noted and counted days… and watched and noted and counted days. And nothing happened. Seasons turned and we turned to other tasks – shearing, lambing, hay making. And then in the last few weeks, the kids started noticing a change in Bella. She was a little grouchy and as they put it, becoming obese.
And so, in her own time and season, Mother Nature took charge and delivered the most wonderful surprise… actually seven beautiful surprises. We’re so proud of our wonderful mama and of course the papa too.
Samson is off on an early morning patrol around the perimeter of the back paddock.
A good fence and a couple of good guardian dogs keep the flock safe from harm.
Joining TexWisGirl at The Run*A*Round Ranch for a link-up at ‘Good Fences’.
We’ve been playing a lot of “One of These Things Is Not Like the Other” for the last week or so. With the heavy snowfalls and the apparently inherent ‘es-capability’ of hoggets, there has been an on-going game of musical pastures. Each morning at feeding time everyone is moved back to their appointed pasture, and the next morning everyone is back in the barn paddock. This wouldn’t necessarily be a bad thing except for the varying nutritional needs of the different groups. We didn’t really have the time or energy to discover and repair the escape routes before the next round of snow began. So for now… musical pastures it is 🙂
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.
Another common occurrence this winter has been freezing fog, and while it has made chores wet and somewhat difficult, it has also covered everything it touches with beautiful frosty crystals.
Winter wonders… everywhere you look.
In our flurry of moving activity, even Samson got in the rotating pastures mix. He is now in with Liam, Strider and Jack. A move he seems to be enjoying if the smile on his face in any indication. The boys… they just try to ignore him.
A Friday ritual.
