Author: Rose
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March Wool Work
I needed some white wool for blending with our black for new rovings, so I went over to one of the big range flock operations during shearing to purchase some. The big flocks hire large crews to do the job. This crew had 13 shearing stations set up. The sheep go up the inside, get Continue reading
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Winter Blahs
There’s not much going on at the farm right now. The sheep are getting fat. We fill hay feeders, fill water tanks, and repeat. I haven’t been taking many pictures, so there isn’t much to show. Last week we had help, and we got all of the ram lambs’ toes trimmed. We still have the Continue reading
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Unintended Consequences
One of the issues with solar panels being high off the ground (to keep them out of the rams’ reach) is that they’re also too high for us to easily reach. We need to brush the snow off them. Now, if they were on the roof, we’d just have to wait until the snow melted. Continue reading
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Editor Fail!
Whoops – I just realized I was saving my blog posts as drafts by default. They weren’t getting posted at all! Massive cockpit error. I’ll be going in and ensuring they are set to be seen today, once I return from a morning meeting. Moral of the story: check your blog from something other than Continue reading
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Off to Wales!
While Ken stayed home to care for the farm, I headed off to Wales again to continue my judge training. The goal is to become an approved judge for Black Welsh Mountain sheep eventually. My journey started with an uneventful flight from Grand Junction to Dallas. Next, I flew overnight from Dallas to London Heathrow, Continue reading
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Yoda the Sheep and Pasture
Yoda looks particularly majestic today. He’s doing well for an old sheep. He’s in the front pear orchard pasture with a few other sheep. Continue reading
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We’re Ready for Racks
It’s the end of July, and both poles are installed. The first of the brackets and racks that hold the solar panels are in place, too. Continue reading
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Poles and Brackets Are Started
We moved the second pole into position today for the new solar system. Here are some photos of the installation process. Here, we’re mixing mortar and adding brackets. Continue reading
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Erecting the First Pole
Things dried out enough to continue work today. After some initial filling of the holes, we ran wire and conduit from the poles to the hay barn. Below is a view of where the metal pole will fit into the plastic pipe sleeve. Here’s the process of getting the first pole into place. Once the Continue reading
