What a WONDERFUL Day...

* As always, click on any image to Biggify *

The sun was shining and the temps are in the teens. Nice way to start my FOUR DAY WEEKEND! ;-)

I decided to start out with some much needed time spent with my flock.I stood out in the deep, untouched snow to get a nice group photo. Alice was the first to brave the unbroken trail...

Here, she seems to be mocking Dream because she's closer to me than Dream is!

"Pet Me first, Mom!!!"

"This is SO not fair!!!"
I had a wonderful visit with my Girls. Lots of petting and scratching and snuggling. I even managed to pull a BUNCH of pickers (burdocks) out of their fleeces. The hay that I bought, last summer, was full of them and if I don't pick them out they'll ruin my fleeces this year. A little at a time...

I led Hunter's breeding group out into the pasture (through the deep snow) to feed them. I figure the exercise will be GOOD for them! They've been sticking pretty close to the little barn, ever since I took Hunter out.

Speaking of Hunter:

My boys are looking Pretty GOOD!

"BLING" and "WHITE KNIGHT" will be for sale this year.


CHANCE says...

"What? er-ME??? COOL!! Mom took LOTS of pretty pictures. Come
back tomorrow and we'll show you MORE..."

DREAM says...

"Not Baaaaaaaad!!"

;-)

Stupid Ram...

Or maybe not?

Hunter has decided that he needs to keep his girls as far away from any other sheep (and ME) as possible. So, instead of staying in the paddock, in my backyard, with a nice, cozy barn and lots of hay conveniently available, he has to herd his girls to the farthest corner of the pasture. Up, what in the summer appears to be a slight incline, but in 10 inches of snow, pulling a sled full of hay feels like Mt. Everest!!

Hunter and Godiva seem to be especially close today. I know that Zaria was the first to be bred, on Monday. I'll be happy when they're all bred and he lets them come back down to the barn!

Alice Will Take a Year Off....

There will be no "ALICE Watch" next Spring.

Out of the necessity of breeding FAR fewer ewes this fall, Alice will be taking a break. I am, however, going to breed her beautiful, yearling, daughter:
"BLUFF COUNTRY DESTINY"

Destiny is a 'wild child' ~ very reserved. She pretty much stays with her mom and is not one of my snuggle-bug ewes. That's OK ~ she's stunning! Her fleece is a long, soft, intermediate SHAELA color. I'll have to get some pictures of it as I start preparing it for spinning.

I will be breeding Destiny to Kimberwood Hunter.

I would SO love to get an HST grandlamb from Alice's daughter! A boy would be nice ~ I'd KEEP him!!

I will only be breeding 3 of my ewes this Fall. Destiny will be one. Zest's daughter BELLA LUNA (07 ewe lamb) will be another. That will be another post, soon. And I want to breed one of my HST ewes. Just haven't made up my mind which one yet...


ALICE says...

..."We'll see about that....."