Journey or “J” as I affectionately call my Journey…has had a very busy week. First working on fences and gates…an Endless Job…and moving sheep everywhere. Then Tuesday Shearing 34 Maple Grove Farm sheep! …
Category: Sheep
Jun 19
Simply a Blessing…
What can I say ? Where should I begin? I am sitting here with KAT who is laying on my feet…We are waiting on the Stork to arrive. What a fine good dog she is…and we are sitting within inches of where she came into this world. waiting on her sweet puppies. I have to …
Jun 11
A Feeling of Wonderious Amazing Joy…
As I write this I am in my swing on the carport…Journey is in the swing with me…and the new dog Sam (an Aussie) is becoming a temporary member of The Maple Grove Farm Cew. Some of you know I train working sheep dogs. Loose Eyed Upright dogs mostly…People bring a dog to me we …
Jun 04
Softness…and wonderful scents…sounds of the farm…
the muzzle of my friend Tuff… the inside of Drover’s ears.. the hair between my dogs toes… rain on the new Spring leaves… fading light of a well spent day… Drover’s fur… lambs sweet faces… Horses anything horse that wonderful scent! Sheep! Horse Harness… fresh mowed hay… clover… honeysuckle… the calls of my sheep to …
May 21
Rainy Day Friends…
The whole world smelled fresh and new…washed clean with the earth’s own special detergent… As KAT and I walked out into the softly falling rain the sound of rain on leaves and the fast growing grass was music to my ears. It was such a fine evening that I walked down with KAT to the …
Apr 30
Simple Country Pleasures…
Rain…Wind…Wind…then softly more rain… I rose early to take the sheep out of the fold to the far pasture for a day of grazing. As I started out… It took my breath…a slight chill in the air and the dampness…the beauty of our over night suddenly green world. The light fog on the pond, the …
Mar 22
Sunday Morning … Simple Country Pleasures….
A sweet lamb with and even Sweeter Boy! As I sit here, on this cool Sunday morning…I can almost see the grass growing outside my window in the big field. Ths sheep are sleeping in it seems. Actually they are waiting on the sun to warm them, five of the 60 plus are up …
Feb 26
Journey’s Stockdog Journal…
Part of the Maple Grove Farm Flock Journey is a Drover/ BOO son. He is quite the character….Everyone loves him and he can” put on the dog” as my Grandpa use to say… He has a way with everyone young and old alike …Loving, friendly, happy… with me serious and wants to work sheep… …
Feb 22
Simple Country Pleasures…
Home made Biscuits hot with melted butter and they are pretty too! (compliments Lawana Manning) Fried Chicken homemade (Lawana Manning) A lone beautiful still fruitful Pear Tree on a cold wintery day (Buffalo Creek Dairy) A warm homemade Creme Cheese Pound Cake for a church supper …made by me…my friend’s special recipe (Jane Borders) A …
Feb 20
The Stork…
As I sit here waiting for Cheyenne to have her puppies…I remember when Cheyenne was born at Maple Grove Farm…She sure has grown up good! A happy, healthy, loving, biddable, beautiful, hard working dairy farm dog! She is so lucky to have Lawana and Stacey as her people, and to live on their beautiful farm. …
