Peat 18 weeks last Tuesday!

Peat is 4.5 mos old already! Woah!
Looooves to be comfy!
On the dirt road in front of the house...love his expression!

First Lamb at Fiddle Knoll!!!

The day finally arrived! Adeline is our first lamb born here on the farm and she arrived May 18th at about 7pm. This is our very first picture and using the time-lapse function to avoid using the flash, Adelle looks a little "ghostly!"
Bonding...
Adelle is a great mom!
(Astrid is still big as a house! C'mon, Astrid, Adeline needs some playmates!:)
Finding the good stuff...
Miss Adeline...almost 2 days old!

The Shetlands!

The Shetlands have all been sold.. This is a tribute to them as they were my first sheep and taught me quite a bit about being a competent shepherd, but with the new direction for our farm (meat and dual-purpose sheep) the Shetlands just needed a new place to call home. We miss them, their antics and their personalities. But I know they are growing their wool for their new owners--you go girls (oh, yeah, and guy--sorry Speed)!

Speed

Thistle

Dharma, Karma, Pav

Pav with Dharma behind

Pav

Karma (front) and Dharma

The snow is finally all gone. Now we wait for green pastures to turn out the sheep. Peat turned 15 weeks on Tuesday this week and he is practicing his "moves" on Tally. Tally certainly does not care for it, but is remarkably tolerant...so far! Still no lambs, but I expect them any day. Astrid and Adelle are HUGE and looking uncomfortable so I suspect they will be glad when the day comes as well! We are in the process of clearing some more pasture to house a ram or two this year...another new venture! How exciting! Here's Peat's ear set at almost 4 mos.

Lying in wait for.....

Tally...notice how much she loooves being Peat's guinea pig!