Nov 12
Wood smoke, cool night air…with the promise of frost. Sheep bells ringing softly on the sheep in the field in front of our home as they go about grazing. A big moon showing thru white puffy clouds moving west to east as the cold front approaches. A long over due chat on the phone… with …
Sep 05
Horses softly neighing in the distance. Cows lowing to each other. An occasional far away bark of a dog. Crickets and lots of them singing. The soft tinkle of a sheep bell as they eat grass in the night. Owls discussing owl business…all types of owls. The gentle, cool breeze that says softly “Fall, Fall, …
Sep 01
When Drover and I put the sheep up last evening we looked for the two horses in the pasture with the sheep. I did not see them and I asked Les if he had seen them and he said yes… off and on yesterday. I had an uneasy feeling but thought it had to be …
Aug 22
I do have the photos ! Some trouble with the camera downloading them! But it was an awesome evening. We had the most refreshing rain! Then the cooler air came in! Oh yes! The windows are finally open! It has been 3 months of 90 + temps and humidity… We had a DOUBLE RAINBOW! and …
Aug 17
Well another Sheep Foot Bath Party Today! This one went much better for ALL of us! We set up a new “L” chute made out of Pallets! Put the foot bath pans after the turn in the L chute and had we had a head gate. (will work on that more) We need to add …
Aug 12
The ewes I look after are having a time with soft feet and tenderness because of all the wonderful rain that has been falling daily …The grass is growing wonderfully! The sheep’ s feet have been as well. Good food! Great conditions and they are quiet soft! So yesterday Kay and Kylee fixed up a …
Aug 08
I was a young girl starting out on a career as a General Contractor… I had purchased a lot in Dixieland Acres (Asheboro)…Drew up a house plan…Hired carpenters…and Daddy cleaned the lot off and dug the footings, and I did very well with the house and built many homes through the years… The first carpenters …
Aug 08
We had about 4 inches of rain this evening! The ditches and the branch were rolling! So Drover and I took the JD Gator and went Water Gatoring! What is that? It is where you drive thru the ditches filled with water as fast as you can! Screaming at the top of your voice It …
Jul 19
Mowing the yard…and the heavenly smell of fresh cut grass… Sheep bells ringing in the distance. Sharing Jackson Creek and a swimming hole with my dog and a friend and her dog.. Sitting with our feet in the cool creek water while the dogs play with abandon in the creek! Flying sand across our laps! …
Jul 11
The sunset this evening across the pond at Maple Grove Farm was Montanna’s… “There is a cycle of love and death that shapes the lives of those who choose to travel in the company of animals. It is a cycle unlike any other. To those who have never lived through its turnings or walked its …
