
We woke up this morning to more snow! At least this one was a normal spring snow. It all melted by afternoon. We had no new lambs during this snow, which was nice. Continue reading

The new middle divider fence is finally finished. It looks wonderful! It’ll be a much better fence than our temporary welded wire one. The sheep, on the other hand, are looking like wide loads. I hope they lamb soon – they really are getting big! Continue reading

It’s already May, and we’re STILL getting snow. This is unusual, even for us. Most spring snows melt the same day. As things stand, we’re feeding out a lot more hay on pasture to make sure the sheep stay warm. Even the dandelions are confused by this weather. By late afternoon, it had fortunately started… Continue reading

More snow came in today. We bit the bullet and put more jugs and dog houses out. Most of the ewes put their lambs inside and stay outside the dog house. One ewe, Morwenna, figured out how to get herself inside as well. We’re feeding the ewes extra hay to keep them full and warm. Continue reading

Today, we got a major snowstorm. We put the ewe and her twins in a jug with a dog house to protect the little ones. We had another lamb today, too – one ewe lamb. She and her mom got the same treatment. I hope no more ewes lamb for a while. We’re supposed to… Continue reading

The first of the 2010 lambs has finally arrived. More are on the way. I tried to get a lamb’s-eye view for this shot. Prompt: Ansel Adams said, “A good photograph is knowing where to stand.” Use your feet today to zoom or get a unique perspective. Continue reading

It’s a good thing we burned brush earlier. Today, the wind is blowing hard, with gusts up to 52 miles per hour. There’s a lot of dust in the air, and it certainly would have been too windy for a fire. Of course, one of the ewes decided this was a good time to go… Continue reading

For your enjoyment, here are some photos of the pregnant ewes out on pasture. They enjoy sitting in their hay. Continue reading

We woke up this morning to more snow. Fortunately, it melted off pretty fast, and we got the pregnant ewes out onto pasture. It was just in time, too. The live cover ewes are at 144 days, and the AI ewes are at 142 days. I expect to see lambs by this weekend. A few… Continue reading

No lambs yet, but the ewes are certainly round enough for it. This is Desert Weyr Beatrix. I expect her to have twins in there. Prompt: Make a photo of something that isn’t there. Continue reading