the Intrepid Fiberwizard

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Friday, April 14, 2006

Sheepie Update

This blog entry will be mostly photos -
First an update on Una (cashgora goat Mama) and her baby.. as you can see, the 'rescue' was successful a couple of weeks ago. This little guy is a gem! When he's not jumping about with his little sheep friends, you can find him curled up sound asleep on his mama's back :-)

It's been a sheep festival around Crown Mountain Farms this season! Last saturday was supposed to be shearing day - but it rained.. actually it poured rain. (rain = no shearing)Our shearer stayed for coffee and lunch, and left with a plan to return next week. Lucky for us (and the sheep) as one of the Shetland mamas delivered twins about an hour later.

I hope to get a couple pictures of all the new babies this weekend.... this is the year of black fleece.






Just to let you know how close the animals are to our house, here's a photo of the goats grazing.. and in the corner of that picture is my car :-). They love it when I'm out gardening - and beg enthusiastically for the "weeds" I've just pulled!

And more fiber dyeing is on my calendar for this weekend!

9 Comments:

At April 14, 2006 at 11:35 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I am sooooo envious! Your pastoral home! Your sheepie friends!

The gorgeous dyed fiber is just a bonus!

Just lovely!

 
At April 14, 2006 at 11:38 AM, Blogger Chris said...

Those lambs are CUTE. And the fiber is really pretty - sounds like a fun weekend ahead!

 
At April 14, 2006 at 2:22 PM, Blogger Miri Mack said...

Oh, the babies are so adorable :) I love your little lamb pictures!

 
At April 14, 2006 at 6:26 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Oh Teyani, the babies are all so so precious! Hug a baby for me!

And I love all that fiber you've been dying.

 
At April 14, 2006 at 8:17 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I love lambykins! I recognize Tibetan Dreams!

 
At April 14, 2006 at 8:53 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Teyani, may I please come live with you? Pretty please?

Lissa

 
At April 15, 2006 at 8:12 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Love the goatie shots! This time of year is great, isn't it? I mean really, how can ya turn down cute little goatie babies and lambs?
Hope to see you and K at conference!

 
At April 16, 2006 at 3:01 PM, Blogger rho said...

The fourth picture down - does she always have that stunned expression on her face?? Those eyes..

 
At April 18, 2006 at 4:28 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

Oh, they are just to cute! Even the adults are cute.

 

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