Silent Sunday...Thank God because I don't have time to write anything!

Well, I ain't dead yet!

Which, after the week I've just had, is somewhat of a surprise.

OK.  Maybe I'm exaggerating a  tiny bit, but I was one, SICK Shepherdess!

Yesterday, I actually got out and sat with my critters!

And that was only partially because once I got out there, I had to sit down or I felt like I would pass out.

Everyone came up to check on me when I sat down next to the Calf Hut.

A couple of the girls seemed to have their 'noses a bit out of joint' over my long absence:

I won't mention any names...

Let's just say that I'm a tad nervous over a budding friendship that seems to be developing.

I was slouched against   leaning against the calf hut and looked up to see...

DAISY kitty!

She was enjoying her perch above the rest of the animals.

Snuggling with my girls is JUST what the doctor ordered!

Although...

(Dream to Kiss)

 "Get those PIGGLES out of here!  We're not sharing Mom today!!"

"Let's go Piggles, Dream says you can visit with Mom some other time..."

Poor Piggles!

We won't mention how much Kiss really loves to chase them!

"Who, ME???"

DREAM says...

"Welcome baaaaaaaaaack Mom!"

"I missed ewe!"

I missed you too, Dreamer.  In fact, I missed ALL my girls.

Even the Piggles!

;-)

So, what do the GIRLS think???

As I mentioned, there has been quite a bit of excitement with the reuniting of my entire Shetland flock.  A little head-butting by the boys.  But what about the girls?

Alice seems happy to have her daughter, Princess, back.

Princess and Kiss are a bit surprised by the crowd at feeding time.

It seems that each of the rams is trying to keep the ewes all to them self.  The poor girls don't know which way to turn!

DREAM says...

"The boys are really obnoxious but I'm not scared  of them."

"It's not like I'm  trying to hide or anything!"

"Chance, go see if the coast is clear..."

Don't forget, we're still playing the GAME.  When you click on 'publish comment' or 'preview comment', edit your comment to include the letters that you have to copy in order to post your comment.  Show the letters that you got (in the order they appear) and make up a word & definition using those letters as a word.  You may enter as many times as you like, but please leave a separate comment for each entry.   On Wednesday, we'll pick a winner of the best definition of whatever words you come up with.  Tomorrow, I'll show you what you'll be playing for...

If you want a good chuckle, look over the comments in the last two posts and see the funny words and meanings that people have come up with!

What EVER shall we DO?

Mom's sick!

It's just a bad cold, not the end of the world.

I bet that's why she gave us so much hay, yesterday.

Mom always takes good care of us.

Sable says...

"Stay in and stay warm ~ I'll keep an eye on things out here."



Relaxing with the Ladies on Labor Day...

I'm getting back into spending time with my sheep each day.  We had such an awful, HOT summer that I stayed indoors much more than usual and I realized that most of my lambs are still half wild.

:-(

  (Not my Princess though!)

:-)

Isn't she gorgeous? 

She's gonna look just like her dam

(Alice)

This just will not do! (wild lambs)

So, I'm taking the time to sit with the ewes and lambs for a few hours little while each day.  Yesterday, I held down a tree branch for them and they enjoyed a late summer treat...

Destiny's little "Kiss" is going to have tiny scurs, just like her dam:

Destiny shown with Kiss's triplet brother, "Burdock"

Speaking of Mother-Daughter look-a-likes,

check out Alice and Duchess:

No scurs on these two, just dark spots where horns would be.

DREAM says...

"Boy!  Mom's working her butt off today!  She's moving a mountain of dirt with a wheelbarrow and a shovel.  I'd offer to help but  I'm afraid I'd break a nail hoof!"

Dream's right.

I'm using a spade-type shovel  and a wheelbarrow to spread a ton and a half of screenings (clay dirt mixed with crushed rock) around my big barn.  The guy delivered it this morning.  Dumped the whole load in a big pile, near the 'porch' on the barn.  I want to get it spread before it rains!

Can you imagine what a mess that would be if it gets wet???

I better get back at it!

Have a great week!

Out Like a Lamb...

We still have a couple of months before any lambs will be born in the Bluff Country but I am just thrilled at the wonderful weather we are having.  It's March 30th and the temperatures are supposed to be in the mid to upper 70's today and most of this week!

See all that ugly, brown grass?  It'll be green before you know it!

Sable and Zaria are enjoying the warm days.

Godiva is content growing a gorgeous fleece and waiting  for her 'Mom' to come for a visit

As for Bella and Sable...

Well, they're playing like puppies!

We all had such a wonderful visit with Katie while she was home and already miss her like crazy.  But she promised it won't be so long between visits next time and there sure is plenty of work around here to keep me busy!

DREAM says:

"Mom's going to take lots of pictures this week so that you can watch the grass turn green!  I'll try to do something cute so that Mom takes SHEEP pictures, not pictures of those silly chickens."

You don't have to "try", Dreamer.  You're always cute!