Sheep Have Even More Enemies.....

A very interesting read from the New York Times on coyotes. Check it out if you have time!

Spinning Away..............

I have and will be spinning today. I purchased a beautiful hoggitt roving from Donna Jo at Breezy Manor.
She has beautiful roving that is dyed and natural. This is a natural of a gorgeous chocolate brown and spins itself with a little guidance from the spinner! People wondering where I can be found today, will find me at my spinning wheel.

How Dor Galen Yarn Takes a Natural Dye

Here is an image from a fellow blogger's  site that shows our Dor Galen yarn after it has been dyed  with

Japanese Indigo............



Please check out her blog http://tgrows.blogspot.com/ !
 She does great work towards sustainable gardening and natural dyeing.

Rain!

Rain!!!
 Yes, it's finally going to rain on the farm. We have had sprinkles, but nothing of significance, lately.
I can see it coming across the cornfield through the kitchen window......at last! I'm hoping for at least a couple of inches....that would be nice to help with the pasture and garden.

Art and Sheep

ince I am a visual artist as well as a shepherdess, I like to find images of sheep.

New Name

This morning as we were doing chores, my husband remarked, " If you had a Native American name , it would be "She Who Talks With Sheep"!" And why not?
  I "Dance With Ewes", do I not?

Stubby

 

This is Stubby, the oldest ewe of our flock. She is a Horned Dorset and we estimate her age at approximately 10 to 12 years of age, She came to us from Conner Prairie, history museum
about thirty five minutes from us in Noblesville, Indiana. I guess her horns weren't perfect and one is broken off, hence her name. She is a good gal and we love her just the way she is!

Whitey, Our Scottish Blackface Wether

Rambo and Roo: Wether vs. Ram

Rambo is the breeding ram for the Dor Galen flock. He was born here last July. Since March, he has been in with the other Dor Galen ewes and we hope for spring lambs, sired by him. He has been a pretty gentle fellow so far.
In June, he accidentally got in with our other flock, and I had to get him away from the ewes before my husband  came home to help. I managed to get everyone away from  him except Roo, our two year old Texel/ Blackie wether. Rambo looked at Roo and Roo returned the look.
 Oh, boy!, I thought. Here we go!  Roo and Rambo squared off and Roo hit Rambo a good one, smack!

Rambo was stunned. His head rolled around and around with his eyeballs going in circles. He started to go down to the ground as if he was passing out. I thought for a brief instant that maybe one of our wethers had killed our ram. Rambo did not go completely down and he managed to regain his composure. He gave Roo a very respectable distance then I breathed a sigh of relief and laughed my butt off!

A Nice Illustration.........

Ewe and Lambs