I have managed to transfer some photos, a few at a time, to my laptop so I can post "in the manner to which I am accustomed." However, I feel handicapped. Ah; First World problems.
I am also periodically limping thanks to the sheep. Not from shearing; that has gone more comfortably than I can remember, and I am grateful, both for my healed knees and my quieted sciatica. No, twice now I've been felled by my sheep. In order to take them out to sections of the neighbor's pasture every morning, I halter and lead five of them, letting the other three follow. Last week, my neighbor startled them from behind as I was doing that, and they bolted forward. Five ewes weigh considerably more than I do and are probably stronger, so I ended up on the ground; a secondary startle made me fear serious damage to my shoulder. Yes, I was still holding the ends of five leashes, a not-always good habit from a lifetime of handling horses; if I'd let go I wouldn't have been able to catch them again and the halters could have endangered them. This morning it happened again, this time in the driveway, wrenching my left knee. Don't judge them harshly; it is their nature as defenseless prey animals. The daily handling is making them easier to catch, halter, and lead, but doesn't change their instincts!
Speaking of the sheep, here are photos of all of them. I missed a few before and after photos until I got my act together. Let me know if you see a fleece you're interested in; Bench's and Bitta's are already reserved.
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| Bridget, after |
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| Bridget's midside sample |
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| Bench, before |
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| Bench's midside sample |
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| Bernice, after |
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| Bernice's midside sample |
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| Sanson, before |
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| Sanson, after |
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| Sanson's midside sample |
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| Bethany, before |
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| Bethany, after |
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| Bethany's midsize sample |
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| Broadway, before |
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| Broadway, after |
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| Broadway's midside sample |
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| Bitsy, before |
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| Bitsy, after |
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| Bitsy's midside sample |
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| Bette, before |
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| Bette, after |
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| Bette's midside sample |
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| Bernadette, before |
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| Bernadette, after |
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| Bernadette's midside sample |
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| Bitta, before |
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| Bitta, after |
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| Bitta's midside sample |
Forty-six years ago while I graduated from a Nebraska high school, Mt. St. Helens erupted catastrophically. Most of my life's biggest moments have happened in the interim; strange to think about that!
That's it for now from . . .
2 comments:
If I was in the market for a fleece I think I would go for Bethany's, but I cannot get a fleece because there are two processed fleeces in my house that still need to be spun up - and they've both been patiently waiting for a very long time . . . I'm so sorry that you fell over (or were dragged over). Twice. That is something that does worry me about my upcoming new knees - falling over. I hope you are OK.
I'm sore, both my left "sit bone" that I landed on, and my left knee, but I think I'll be fine.
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