Desert Weyr Blog
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Ducks on the Pond
I was filling the horse water tanks when I noticed quacking, thrashing, and splashing in the small pond by the house. This mother duck was racing back and forth, trying to convince me she had a broken wing. She wanted me to chase her instead of her ducklings. Her ducklings were hiding in the reeds… Continue reading
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Cute Lambs
This pair of twins discovered how much fun it is to sit on the high rocks above the other sheep and survey the pasture. Continue reading
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Spock’s Sweater, Revealed
Star date -314370.83 I have been authorized by the Torchwood Institute to reveal the following history: On star date -444413.69, Queen Victoria founded the Torchwood Institute. During events leading up to the founding, some natural substances were discovered to be effective in deterring aliens. Torchwood 3 in Cardiff embarked upon a research project to identify… Continue reading
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Lamb Races
Yesterday, I finally managed to film some lamb races. The early lambs are all growing very well. The morning and evening lamb races are a daily occurrence. When they’re done, there is a lot of baa-ing as the ewes try to find their babies and the lambs try to remember where their moms are. They… Continue reading
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Sheep Are Shipped, Plus More Garden Stuff
We shipped out four yearling ewes to start a new flock up in Wyoming. They escaped and headed straight for the open gate, but Ken got in front of them. We got them all caught and trailered up again eventually. Ken also cut some additional Trex railing pieces for me to mark more garden beds.… Continue reading
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Salt in Old Wounds
Apparently, unsatisfied with simply cancelling our Pioneer Plan phone without contacting or notifying us, Sprint had the gall to send us a letter asking if we still needed the line. I called and was told that the letter went out in error because the line had already been cancelled. I’m waiting to hear back from… Continue reading
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Beauty Sleep
Here’s a picture of Orange, our outside cat, taking a nap on an old apple stump. Summer is coming, and it’s really nice out now. Not too hot, but still nice and warm. It’s perfect weather for naps! Continue reading
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The Babysitter
This ewe was recruited to watch over the lambs while their moms went out to graze. Just after I took this picture, they all took off doing lamb races. She was racing after them, trying to keep them all together. I can just see her trying to explain to the rest of the ewes why… Continue reading
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Beach Ball’s lambs
Here you can see Tanwen’s two lambs. I tag twins in the left ear and singles in the right ear. That way, if I see a lost lamb, I can easily tell whether I should be looking for another one or just for the ewe. Ewes that lose their lambs often get marked down, and… Continue reading
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Irrigation and Garden Stuff
Ken got the gated pipe across the main orchard today, and we’ve started irrigating. We have roughly 50 honey locust trees in our temporary nursery orchard. We will eventually move them out to where they belong, but we don’t have irrigation where they need to go just yet. Continue reading