In a spirit of great daring — or foolhardiness — we gave an interview to a local newspaper. May God have mercy on our souls. The conviction… Read more
Category: sheep
cold baby lambs
Sunday, February 9, 2014: We grew up in Texas. It gets cold there in the winter. Sometimes there’s a frost. Hauling round bales a mile each… Read more “cold baby lambs”
calculating winter forage
The sheep and short yearling calves are on the white barn paddock, which is small and grazed seldom, making it a natural sacrifice paddock. This means… Read more “calculating winter forage”
red in tooth and claw
Friday, November 15: The dogs have been killing sheep. Some predator killed a ram lamb a month ago. Since then the pony has shared the… Read more “red in tooth and claw”
early november
Saturday, November 2: Three nights ago blew in a gusty rain, southerly, but shredding the rusty leaves from the trees and revealing the brown backs of… Read more “early november”
pied beauty
Thursday, August 29: The young calves and the sheep are together again in a paddock at the bottom of the south hill pasture. For two weeks… Read more “pied beauty”
options
Wednesday, July 3: They got the roof on the milking shed at the monastery, at least as far as the roofing felt, so the sisters will… Read more “options”
