Charlotte
Have you EVER seen a more content lamb? This is Charlotte, she is a year old now, but she is still so darn cute. She is a gift, to us and to the breed.
Could’a been worse
That’s the way I see it! We got a total of 11″, the White Mts 24-30″. We were hoping for more but 11” is a good start. The sun is out and the wind is gusting to 30mph with the temperature around zero. Sidney and I went for a walk down the road and in to the far field and back to the barn, about 1/4 mile of walking in 11″ of fresh snow, great cardio workout! I could hear Gary running the skidder on the ridge. I can only imagine the work logging is in 11′ of fresh snow. Yahoo! It’s finally winter!
Snowbound
Here are a couple shots of the flock tonight, wow, some snow to shovel! We like to keep the area where they loaf pretty clear of snow so when it does melt off in the sun the place stays pretty dry. The old stitch in nine saves time principle! Jasper’s mama, Jackie, was tonight’s valentine. The top photo is her eating hay through the snowflakes. The second is Jasper…too cute! The plus side to all this snow is the water buckets had hardly been touched as they love to eat the snow instead. Our water buckets are heated, thank God! Jack brought down a wine and a beer for us to enjoy while we worked…they both froze in less than 10 minutes! So much for a Valentine treat!
Our Nor’easter
Finally the snow arrives here in New England. And with a bang! I took this picture of the yard last night before the storm rolled in and here it is again at 11AM with the brunt of the storm yet to hit. We are expected to get anywhere from 15-30″. There is a snow measuring stick against the flag pole and the present reading is 8″.
My Valentine
Happy Valentine’s Day to all you sweethearts! I went to the barn to check the sheep a bit ago and they are pretty comfy. Lots of roofed areas and no wind. I spent a long time with Jasper today (pictured in May), he has become my fav little fella, a real shmoozer. He came and stood with me for 10 minutes or more, put his nose on my cheek and just stood, I wrapped my arms around him and he half went to sleep. Now that is great therapy for the heart. Jasper gave me a very special valentine today.
Logging begins
Here is the logger and forester, Gary and Swift, who are managing our logging project. Gary started the cutting today, perfect conditions, good frozen ground and very little snow cover. For today, that is. Rumor has it we are in for our first snowstorm on Wednesday. Although it will slow Gary down a bit he’ll still be making headway.
