: I feel I know more about navigating the Great Lakes to the Atlantic via the St Lawrence Sea Way / …
: Roadside tree clearing happening, I suspect to reduce wildfire fuel near the highway.
: Somehow I feel that new car owners don’t quite have the joy of refilling all the different car …
: The fight scene at 18:00 in Roadhouse (2024) makes the whole movie worth watching.
: Walking out of my apartment this morning, I heard an argument happening across the hall. I stood …
: Going through boxes of stuff, came across two pages from a book, with words I did not know circled. …
: So this just happened. Image: chickens in the back yard.
: Today’s berming supervisor, checking progress.
: To no one’s surprise, 🐑19 loves broccoli 🥦
: Today I learned how the neighbor moves the sheep between yards. 🐑
: Boop is more than a little big now. 🐑
: New ram next door. I wonder what next seasons’ lambs will look like.
: This handsome guy seems to want to play hide and seek.
: Hooboy, this girl gave me a scare. She was sleeping in the shade, I saw no movement. Fortunately, …
: New neighbor! How now, Brown Cow? I’m always sad when I see solo animals in yards. Two often …
: Managed to sneak a carrot to Stella before the others swooped in. 🥕🐑
: Squeeeee! A baby black in my yard! Yay! 🐑
: Note to self, the new ram is a bit of an ass, so throw a second orange to 19 when he is around.
: Baa baa black sheep! Neighbor has two baby blacks! Squee! 🐑
: Wait, these weeds are literally in your coral, 19. You won’t eat them unless I pluck and hand …
: Threw the weed pile over the fence to the neighbor’s sheep. They lurve me now. 🐑
: In today’s food experiment, the girls tried and decided they do not like steeped tea leaves. …
: Grabbed a couple buckets of clover from the yard where the sheep have no access. They are currently …
: I am dying from cuteness over here! 🐑
: Welcome to the world, Burr! I am delighted you are here. Please let me cuddle you. 🐑
: Well, okay, because you’re offering. stomp
: I am happy to report that sheep are wiser than we are, refusing cupcakes and icing for a healthier …
: Orange rinds uses to be problematic for me, altering the composition of my compost bin. These days, …
: Lazy Saturday morning under the grapefruit tree, as one does. 🐑
: These two! They have me trained, I fear. A minute of yelling at me and 💥 food arrives. 🐑
: “Hey, I have some leftover rinds. Think the sheep may want them?” “Oh, I very much …
: And I thought managing one would be difficult! Welcome to the world, Bim and Bop! 🐑
: The girls are back in my yard! Dodge has gone … elsewhere.
: Wembley has opinions about not being in my yard any more. I agree, Wembley, I agree. 🐑
: What are the chances we can have a sheep feed? 🐑 We suspect low. :)
: I swear, when they aren’t yelling at me, this is the only way I see them. 🐑
: Sigh. These two woolies are picky eaters. 🐑
: Here we have Chewy and Bluey in their action poster pose. 🐑
: Dodge doomed himself. He took out his owner last week, much the way he took me out last month. After …
: She let me know her name is Chewy. 🐑
: Well, one definitely doesn’t know his place. Dodge has been chasing him around the yard, …
: Wembley and the girls have rotated pastures (not a euphemism), with these two woolies visiting me …
: Am really not a fan of how much the sheep have churned up parts of the pasture. Unsure as of yet how …
: You see those girls everywhere these days! 🐑
: “I will charm you yet!” “No, Dodge, no you won’t.” 🐑🐑🐑
: Not a fan of this guy, but the fruit picker keeps him at bay, so we are adjusting.
: I think I might have 300 versions of this picture of Wembley. 🐑
: The sheep have switched clothing. 🐑
: Portrait mode with sheep doesn’t quite work. 🐑
: At the right angle, I can see how big Wembley has grown!
: I title this one, “Wembley in Light” 🐑
: Late night foraging, caught in the act! 🐑
: The recent rains have me nervous about releasing the sheep to the west yard, with the ground so soft …
: Yep, green papaya is definitely sheep food, too. 🐑
: Spaghetti squash rinds? Yes. 🐑
: Maybe I should rename this stream to The Daily Wembley … 🐑
: “I’m not coming closer until I know you are going to feed me.” 🐑
: She kept yelling at me until I brought her food. I’m pretty sure I know which one of us is …
: Well, the fruit picker is both long enough and big enough that Dodge hasn’t eyed me since I …
: East neighbor saves his grass clippings for me to toss to the sheep. I managed to lure Dodge to the …
: Took me a dozen limes over the fence with lots of pointing before 16 clued in and ran to the east …
: When I opened the back door this morning, they all started yelling at me. When I didn’t …
: Ended up throwing half of yesterday’s pear harvest to the sheep, trying to give one to the …
: You’d have thought I didn’t feed them, what with the frenzy they devoured the branches I …
: 19 is coming back into my yard in two weeks. We discussed ways to feed the herd during winter when …
: These 🐑 are definitely enjoying the feast. I can’t tell if the girls are pregnant or well-fed.
: Kinda sad this guy lost his balls, he’s a sweetie. Though, the former might be the cause of …
: Called Jack today to confirm massive amounts of mulberry leaves are okay for sheep. He said yes.
: The closest Snook and I managed on this Paris adventure was literally a drive-by.
: Not a sheep. Related: BEAGLE!
: I really wish my irrigation times would stop being between 1:00am and 4:00am. The mid-afternoon time …
: The flood bringeth the saddest gifts, sometimes.
: This month’s experiment: tossed desert grass seed down the morning after irrigation, before …
: Disturbing irrigation discovery of the month: the last tree in the yard is a roach sanctuary during …
: Oh, sheepies, I have missed you. Next time, don’t bum-rush me as a greeting, please.
: Neighbors let me feed their horse. He is still a little skittish around me, but I am skittish around …
: Nominally clear horizontal surface. This happens… quite rarely.
: I love how Dot chills in the divot I dug when berming the house.
: This really shouldn’t amuse me as much as it does. #summerinportland
: I used dirt from a leftover pile to berm the side of the house, making a shallow hole in the pile. …
: Tonight’s culinary adventure: roasted shishito peppers.
: The living room may not be the best place for a pool, we’ll see.
: So many things 🇨🇦 does right.
: All about Jonathan’s presentation. The meal was also delicious.
: The neighbor offered peaches that would have fallen soon after the irrigation. I said, “yes, …
: He follows very closely. Not turning my back on this one.
: So, name one place on the internet where you can go, express this thing you are excited about, and …
: ##Death Count: 1 I really struggle with farm life sometimes. Yes, I know that death is a part of …
: The local owl family has been perched on the roof, puking. 😒
: This pine tree has thirsted for years. I finally gave it the water it needed last week. I thanked it …
: Next up, removing the dishwasher to find the leak source.
: Allergies or cold? Don’t know. Taking no chances.
: Today’s blackberry haul was significantly less than the previous haul. I suspect the sheep …
: Nothing quite like popping something into the oven and realizing 10 minutes later that you have no …