Random Farm Photos - Early May

I can’t seem to put together a cohesive story because there is too much going on. I have lots of photos for blog posts for which I want continuity, but this is what you get for now.

Farm Day last weekend was busy. We caught all 96 lambs and vaccinated and put in second ear tags. I color code the second ear tag by sire. It’s easier to try and find a particular lamb when I can narrow it down by color. We also got hands on all the ewes and recorded body condition and checked for udder health.

This is a lamb that was reserved by someone but I’m not happy with how close those horns are now.

This is more how it should be.

This happened before we started working with the sheep. There were two lambs in the pasture with broken, bloody horns.

This week I needed to finish up two Year to Remember blanket orders. One of the recipients wanted a photo of me at the loom so I figured out how to do the timer on my iPhone. Can you tell that after our introduction to summer temps (hitting 90’s last week), the weather has now changed back to winter?

These are scarves using several different types of novelty yarns. I taught a Mix it Up - Weave a Scarf class and these are my examples. The yarns include fuzzy yarns, sparkly yarns, slubby yarns, and more.

Here’s a totally different type of yarn. These are naturally dyed locally grown wool. I will have these at the Fibershed Natural Dye Farmer’s Market in Point Reyes Station on Sunday. These are dyed with weeping willow, weld, and madder root. The variations in color are because I dyed white yarn and gray yarn.

I have still been skirting fleeces. I should have posted these on the website before finishing this blog, but give me an hour after this publishes and then I’ll get some listed.

I was texting a friend who said she could see the sun but it was pouring rain. I looked to the west where she lives and was able to pick out where she lives, just at the base of those hills.

The clouds do make for dramatic backgrounds.