What I was working on last night... PHOTOGRAPHS from the Bluff Country

I even figured out how to add music! Unfortunately, we have to put up with occassional ads popping up. :-( Just click the 'X' in the upper, right corner of the little ad box and it will go away. I hope you like my slideshow!

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!!!



Fine, Feathered Friends on a Silent Sunday...(photographer unknown)

I LOVE This Picture...

"Dream" dreamin'...

I had such a wonderful time with the sheep on my Birthday that I  thought I'd share more of the photos.

*As always, click on any image to enlarge*

Dazzle ~ for Katie W.

Zodiak

Flash Dance

Sable with Dazzle and Flash Dance...

Zodiac (again)

(she is SO photogenic!)

And Dazzle is just so darned CUTE!

Of course we can't leave out the flock Matriarch

(and keeper of my heart),

ALICE

I am so blessed.

DREAM says:

"Now,  THOSE  are some good looking  "chicks"!

That they are, my Dreamer .

You'll  get no argument from me about that!

Thank You (Deb) For The Award and More of My Favorite Photos...

*As always, click on image to enlarge *

Deb, at Tylerfarm Homestead surprised me with this blog award this morning. Thank you Deb! Um, but Deb, I just noticed that the link to my blog, from yours, does not work... ;-)

According to Deb:
The Uber (synonym to Super) Amazing Blog Award is a blog award given to sites who:

~inspire you
~make you smile and laugh
~maybe gives you amazing information
~is a great read
~has an amazing design
~and any other reasons you can think of that makes them Uber amazing!

The rules of this award are:
*put the logo on your blog or post.
*Nominate at least 5 blogs or more that for you are Uber Amazing!
*Let them know that they have received this Uber Amazing award by commenting on their blog.
*Share the love and link to this post and to the person you received your award from.

There is NO WAY I'm going to try to narrow my favorite blogs down to just 5 (I know, I'm a coward!) so please, if you're on my "blog roll" on the sidebar on the right side of this page, consider yourself nominated! The reason I have links to all the blogs on my sidebar is because they are all great reading and have lots of lovely photographs. Although, if I could only nominate ONE blog ~ it would be my 'adopted sister's, Corrine, at Crosswinds Farm Not only is Corrine a beautiful, sweet, kind and generous woman, she is a hilarious blogger, a dedicated craftswoman, and a great sister. (that ought to be worth at LEAST a pumpkin cake!) ;-) Please visit her blog ~ you'll be glad you did.

My planned post for today is more of my Favorite Photos of All Time. I had a wonderful time going through my albums, this morning, choosing pictures to use. I ended up selecting 97. I guess I really do take a lot of picutres! Don't worry ~ I won't come close to posting them all here. at least not today....

Here are just a few of my favorites. Some make me laugh and some make me cry. It was an interesting stroll down memory lane...

My kittens, Daisy & Lily came into my life at Just the right time. They kept me smiling through some very difficult months after:

The Letter
Fortunately, it's very difficult to stay depressed when one has two kittens in the house!

My delightful, Angora goats were living in the backyard that year as well.
They brought many smiles to my face!

Saying Good-bye to "My Big Black Puppy" was heartbreaking

As was saying good-bye to the most beautiful Shetland ram I have ever known

But new friends have come into my life...

and brought me much joy.

Bellamica has firmly entrenched herself in my heart

and proven to be a great help around the place!

And then there are the LAMBS!

Those delightful creatures ~ gifts from my beautiful Ladies ~ that have so brightened my life...

And give me much to Look Forward to...

DREAM says...

"'Specially ME!"

That's right Dreamer!! You'll always be my special lamb...

Some of my Favorite Photos...

* As always, click on image to enlarge

I'm suffering from Blogger's Block. I can't think of anything witty or entertaining to write about. I'm feeling lazy and don't want to go out and take pictures on this brisk, fall morning. So, rather than worry people who worry when I don't post for a few days (because they know that I tend to stop posting when I'm depressed), I thought I'd share some of my very favorite photos from over the years...

~ ALICE NAPPING BY "THE" TREE ~

Alice was only a year old in this picture. It is still one of my all-time favorites. I love how the colors all blend together.

~ 2002 EWE LAMBS ~

This is the very first group of ewe lambs born in the Bluff Country! I still have business cards with this photograph on them. The girls are, from left to right: Zodiak, Majik, Promiss and Zinnia.

~ ZARIA WITH HER TWIN RAM LAMBS ~

Bluff Country Grand Finally & Bluff Country Crescendo. How adorable are They???

~ ZEBADEE & ZOEY ~

Two, of Alice's first set of triplets. Beautiful lambs! I love the sepia tones of this picture.

~ ALICE'S "IT'S HOT" ~

Always the epitome of dignity and elegance...

~ MC STEAMY & MEREDITH ~

For one year, my Angora goats brought GREAT joy into my life. Talk about photogenic animals!

~ BLUFF COUNTRY APOCALYPSE ~

Still the most beautiful, Shetland ram that I have ever laid eyes on.

Last but not least (for today, anyway) we have:
~ MY BEAUTIFUL BELLAMICA ~

Talk about bringing Joy into my life!

DREAM says...

"Mom's saved the very Best for last! She's got lots more pictures in her 'favorite photos album' and will share more with you another day"...