Wednesday, February 23, 2011

Black & White and shades of grey...

Things aren't always what they seem.
Alice isn't black & white.


Or even shades of grey.


She's actually "Musket".


Which, in Shetland sheep, is the brown version of grey.  A sheep that is born brown but lightens to a pale, grey-ish brown, "oatmeal'" color. 

Alice's daughter, Destiny,  is "Shaela"  a dark, steely grey, almost black color but having a metalic tint that can look like "black frost"


Even an all white sheep appears to have shades of grey, in a black & white photograph;
from the play of light and shawdows on her fleece.


Just look at all the shades of grey on this "moorit"  (reddish brown) ewe. 


The reality is, non of these sheep really look like they do in these photos.
Nothing is just black & white. 
There are always shades of grey.


Last week I was very sick.  I ran a fever, had the chills, severe body aches, dizziness, weakness, an awful, burning vinegar smell in my nose and metalic taste in my mouth  and a horrible cough. 

I'm not sick anymore.


Well, not completely sick.
Maybe a little sick.


I'm still getting occassional dizzy spells that just about knock me off my feet.  It feels like the whole room shifts.  The feeling is so dramatic that it makes me nauseaus.  The icky smell & taste don't help much either...
I'm really sick of being sick...

DREAM says...


"You better hurry up and get REALLY  BETTER, Mom!  Your Beautiful Baby Girl will be home next week and I know  how much you're looking forward to seeing her again."

You're absolutely right, Dreamer.  I don't want to be sick when Katie and Carter are here.  If I don't feel much better tomorrow,
I'll go to the doctor...
Really.

Monday, February 21, 2011

Monday Moments...

I just visited the blog of a newer member of  the "A Shepherd's Voice" family.  The blog is written by Tina Eudora and is titled:  "One Wild Swan"     I was deeply touched by a video that Tina shared on one of her blog posts.  Of course, I was first drawn to it because it was filmed in Italy (a VERY special memory for myself and La Mia Bella Bambina!),  This video so inspired me so ~ and made me smile ~ that I've decided to start a new "tradition" on my blog.  "Monday Moments" will be my attempt to start every week (Mondays) with a post that will bring a smile.  I hope that you like this video as much as I do...



DREAM says...


"Happy Monday!  Buon Giorno!  Ciao!, Carpe Diem!!"
"I think I'm going to LIKE this new tradition, Mom!"

Me too, Dreamer!
Me too...

Sunday, February 20, 2011

And the Winners are....


Mom says we're  the winners because we have great friends like YOU!
Thank you for joining our family and following along with A Shepherd's Voice!

Since Mom did promise some prizes, here we go:


For her incredible  knowledge of all things Bluff Country,
Jean, from MN. has won herself one of the
limited edition
DREAM figurines!


Congratulations, Jean and thanks for being such a loyal follower!

Late last night, I googled a 'random number selector' and it drew the comment made by TheCrazySheepLady ~ of "Punkins Patch"

 

Send me your snail mail address Sara and I'll
get your "sheep on a cart" out to you!


As a special thank you to our 100th 'follower',
Patrice will be receiving her choice of shape and fragrance in a bar of homemade goat milk soap.  Welcome to "our family" ~ I'll need your info to get that in the mail to you, Patrice.

I do want to apologize for taking SO long to get this post up today!
I must have partied too hard yesterday!  I actually slept until NOON!
That is just not heard of around here.


And then, I woke up to
Thunder Snow!!!


The Piggles desperately trying to get into the chicken coop, while I was out feeding animals and gathering eggs when the snow let up!


DREAM says...


"Aren't you supposed to EAT those Piggles or something???"


DREAMER!!!



Saturday, February 19, 2011

A Look Back continued...


I know.
I KNOW!
;-)
It's hard!
And to make it even MORE difficult, this particular game is going to be cumulative!

But, I hope that you think the prize

will be worth it.


I hope I'm not boring too many of you but I'm having a BLAST  going through my old photos!
I won't make all of them into questions...
just a few:

#1  What was the name of my beautiful Silkie hen who gave me the very first chicks hatched in the Bluff Country?


Here are a couple of much more current photos:


#2  Do you know who took them?


Lots of hard work goes into keeping this place running and the animals fed.
I enjoy documenting my efforts!


Making hay
(with a lawn rake and a wheel barrow!)


Gathering rocks for my "rock wall"


There are some painful  memories associated with that!


Sometimes I'm lucky and get some help!

Katie LOVES to help, when she is home:


#3  What kind of tree did Bella help me plant in the backyard?


When I'm REALLY lucky,
my Grandsons come out to help!
(actually, I'm just as happy when they just come to visit)

#4  What is this handsome young man's name?
#5
BONUS  POINTS!!!
10 bonus points if you can tell who is my favorite Grandson and why.


(there are two, possible correct answers to the bonus question)


Yup, I've got some wonderful memories from my life in the Bluff Country!



And I've made some amazing  friends.

#6  & #7
Can you name these two ladies?


I've had to say good-bye to a few...




That's always so SAD...


But, I'll never forget them.


#8  Do you remember this little cutie?
What's her name?

#9  Who's her mama?

We've endured some tough winters...



And rejoiced at the coming of Spring!



DREAM says...


"OOOO!  OOOO!!
I've got one!"

#10   What is my twin sister's name?


I will be selecting a random comment (via the "random number generator), later on tonight to award another prize to.

Stay tuned!

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