I must be crazy!

So a friend asked if I would help her clear out her fleeces... So of course I hung up the phone saying I would consider the offer already knowing that of course I would say "yes". Now that I have purchased and picked up all these beautiful Border Leicester fleeces (23 in all), I am wondering what was I thinking! They are all beautiful and many will go to the mill and be made into clouds for the shop and for the spinning classes.

Any interest in raw fleece out there? Stop by the shop and take a look at them!

Lambers

Lambers meeting Britta the guard dog and Mittens the mistress of the house.

Twinkle's Lambing

A nose and hooves! Perfect presentation!

This was an amazing experience that Twinkle (one of our original Merino ewes) was kind enough to let me be part of and document. She seemed to be comforted by my presence, although a bit timid she has always liked being pampered and cared for. How sweet she lambed the same day as her daughter Tilly.

What is at the end of a rainbow?

LAMBS! Miss Tilly delivered two very frisky Blue Faced Leicester looking ram lambs Wednesday morning. Bounce our oldest (besides UFO) at age 12 also delivered twins, a ewe and ram lamb. All are doing well. I have more pictures to come of an amazing birth I was lucky enough to witness from Twinkle (Tilly's mom)... if I can get them off my camera.

No lambs yet!

An breezy evening is a perfect time to bring the damp yarns out to dry on the clothes line! Once the sun has set behind the trees, this makes for beautiful dancing colors out on the lawn!

No lambs yet. How could we be so off? These ewes are so ready to be done being pregnant. They waddle around (much like I did...) and groan when they need to get up. But the evenings are nice and cool and perfect for grazing in the tall cool grass. Life is good for the sheep these days. At this point last year they were miserable since we were still waiting for the shearer to call!

Our Farm cookout/ festival

Anna really wants you all to come baaaa-dly :)

Mark your calendars, we're planning our first annual farm cookout for August 15 (Sunday)!

In other CSA news - Our gorgeous chocolate wool/alpaca blend is back from the mill and we will have our first shipments ready soon! Exciting!

Our little clown

He is a strange looking little lamb, born at an awkward time, too late to be from the early crop of lambs and too early from the late crop! His speckled appearance makes him especially special to me!

Yesterday I think I might have cracked the code... I came home to a baaing mama and lamb, it was indeed Cathy/#24 and her clownish lamb in with the 2 rams. I think she might have a secret entrance to the rams pen for secret dates. I suppose October won't be a terrible time for one more lamb. What a surprise that would have been if I hadn't found her! Now we will expect a possibility.