 The morning shift- 3 hrs of hard labor and they're still smiling! Just another reason I love this Valley: where else does your Internet Service Provider bring their entire staff to your house to do yard work for a day? 9 people showed up last Wednesday, shovels in hand, and went to work. We got leaves raked, weeds pulled and made a huge dent in the giant patch of mullein in the new upper pasture. Thank You Jeff and Maria at Methownet for such a great donation to the Kiwanis fundraiser! Keeping weeds under control without using chemicals is basically all about manual labor- not difficult, but takes time. The results are very satisfying, though. Only a couple of years ago we had thick patches of thistle and mullein in a couple of pastures, and now they are completely clear. I predict that the work we just did will mean that this new pasture will be clear of weeds in one more year. |  Mullein casualties on the battlefield... |
Waiting patiently Every day has been so full that I hardly know where to start- the sun has been shining and I realized that I had better get my seedlings started before summer is here. We got the greenhouse up and I mixed up my secret recipe of starting mix. The little seeds must be happy, because they are sprouting up all over the place.
Another thing that is sprouting up are lambs! We had our first lamb right on schedule Saturday afternoon, followed by twins on Sunday morning, a single on Monday, and a single and pair of twins on Tuesday. Whew. Yesterday the ewes took a day off and so far we have none today. This is definitely the year of the ram- we have 6 males and only 1 female so far, and all white. Usually it's split pretty evenly with a few black ones. There are about 4 ewes who are so close, and I expect to see them have their lambs in the next few days, so time will tell. I'm posting some videos below. One is a few days after shearing, in the early morning when it was still cool and the yearlings were feeling frisky and happy to be free of their heavy coats. The other is from yesterday, when some of the lambs were playing in the shade under the willow tree. They are about 3 days old and just full of spit and vinegar.
Another thing that is sprouting up are lambs! We had our first lamb right on schedule Saturday afternoon, followed by twins on Sunday morning, a single on Monday, and a single and pair of twins on Tuesday. Whew. Yesterday the ewes took a day off and so far we have none today. This is definitely the year of the ram- we have 6 males and only 1 female so far, and all white. Usually it's split pretty evenly with a few black ones. There are about 4 ewes who are so close, and I expect to see them have their lambs in the next few days, so time will tell. I'm posting some videos below. One is a few days after shearing, in the early morning when it was still cool and the yearlings were feeling frisky and happy to be free of their heavy coats. The other is from yesterday, when some of the lambs were playing in the shade under the willow tree. They are about 3 days old and just full of spit and vinegar.
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