Snow + A global pandemic of which everyone seems to be bored, therefore it doesn’t exist anymore? = House Arrest
Hopscotch and King! Looking good and happy now that they live together in the same space and share a shelter and can snug each other during unpleasant weather.
A view of the pond.
Firewood stacked so nicely, I love it and want to take a picture every time I walk by even though the stacks rarely change.
Lone sheep, looks like he’s posing in front of a backdrop. This batch of guys is not as shy as the last batch. They don’t immediately run and even humor me for a few seconds while I figure out the picture.
Tough love is this method of sheep farming. They move around a lot and don’t have a shelter and just forage for what’s around. Here they are taking cover under a tree. The only thing that prevents them from falling ill or dying is good genetics and luck. They don’t get much human help here.
Foraging.
Sam! Dave was calling for him to come back and I could hear by the increasing urgency in his voice that Sam wasn’t listening - i turned around a caught him just as he took off running toward me.
The roads. It looks like such a heavy snow but by afternoon they were completely clear.
Adventures with Sam. He seems to find me at some point on my walk around the farm, mostly when I’m passing his house. I often don’t see him and think he’s inside or off somewhere else but as I start the walk up the drive well past his house, I’ll feel a tug on my glove and there he is! Somehow he sees me or hears me and he runs up quietly behind me and surprises me each time.
More adventures with Sam, who found a scent and nose is pressed firmly into the creek bed.
The back of my wagon! The trees in that field are so old and beautiful.
This is a love story in 3 parts. Sam and Nala.
More Sam and Nala but Sam is really the only one advancing, overcome with joy and excitement.
True love. This is minutes before they became a force for evil, combining their strength to separate out and chase a baby lamb around a field, into a creek, and finally under a bush.
This is my favorite field with my favorite tree.
After the Nala/Sam debacle where after much frantic screaming and chasing, I was able to finally catch up to the dogs and the lamb, and hold the little guy in place- he was fluffy with very warm ears- with him not moving, I could keep the dogs away. Dave came and called Sam away and Nala was called off by the neighbor and Dave carried the baby back to its mom and the rest of the flock. However, I didn’t get to see the reunion because I was busy making sure Nala wouldn’t circle back to the sheep - which she was trying to do since her owner was unconcerned and failed to bring a leash and was more interested in seeing the baby lamb rejoined with its mom. So, that was super cool and by cool I mean annoying. I should’ve made him deal with his dog, but I didn’t want to put more stress on the baby. Also, I was kind of disappointed that when Nala separated the baby out from the rest of the sheep, that they really didn’t do anything about it. They didn’t surround her or try to protect their young, they were kind of like, bye baby, good luck. I’ve since checked on them, the little guy is sticking close to the mom and seems to be ok.
That sweet face.