Monday, March 05, 2007

Getting Out....

THIS is how much I love my sheep....
I am beginning to worry about my girls not getting enough exercise in the last few weeks of their pregnancies, so decided that I had better clear some snow from their paddock so that they would get out of the barn and move about.


I have been putting some hay out in a corner of their paddock, so the girls have one, small area that they wander out to, but it's time for them to expand their environment.

Little Rosie discovered that she is light enough to walk on TOP of the crust of the snow! She was a great helper as I slowly shoveled a path....









"Follow me Mom! I'll show you where to shovel!"










"You're not going to stop HERE, are you Mom???? There's still a whole lot of snow out there!!"











Sorry girls, I'm tired. I'm starting to try to come out of my 'hibernation' but I'm only able to take baby steps. If I try to do too much, too quickly, I get scared and run back into my cave. I know that spending time outside, in the fresh air and sunshine, with my sheep was definitely good for me!

The boys always have to make their way through the snow to get at their hay ~ I'm not hauling it all the way out to THEIR barn! I did notice that they've learned to eat snow, though.....no tracks to indicate they've made the trek to their water heated water bucket. That's a first for my boys.










Bravo doesn't look like he's suffering TOO much....














Dream says.....

..."Rosie's not the only one who can stand on top of the snow! See, I'm not getting chubby!!"

Friday, March 02, 2007

Digging Out...

And it just keeps on piling on...
This is what remains of the big, old, abandoned barn that I use for my ram's shelter. Apparently the weight of the snow was just too much for it. I know how it feels. Not that it was in good shape, to begin with. It was battered and beaten and certainly not much too look at. But I have a fondness for old, abandoned barns. In spite of it's infirmities, this one has managed to provide shelter to the Bluff Country rams throughout the seasons. Probably not anymore. It seems, somewhat, symbolic.

Remember the swing in my backyard? It's still there. Just covered with snow. Someday it will be a swing again....
And then there's Skittles' tire. Nobody's been playing with that lately.

Remember the lush, green pasture and big, old tree that the ewes and lambs enjoy all summer? Looks kind of deserted now....


But Spring WILL come and the snow will melt and the grass will grow lush and green again. There will be lambs playing and birds singing. I just have to keep digging and wait. I'm taking things one day at a time...

In the meantime, I'd better get the roof cleaned off on the ewe barn before someone gets burried in an avalanche! The girls spend most of the time in their barn but I have been feeding them some in the paddock, just to make them get some exercise.














Dream says....
..."I'll be happy when some of this snow melts so I can get outside and play again! I'm getting kind of chubby!..."

I' do so love my little Dreamer!

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