Meet the Sheep was a fantastic success. The weather was perfect and dozens of people came out to enjoy the farm, the lambs, and the bunnies. Yes, bunnies!

These photos of people enjoying the day were all taken by Dona.

This is Julie Kuroki who raises show quality French Angora rabbits and Angora goats. I can give you her contact info if you want it.

The bunnies are always a huge hit with the kids. There is more in Rusty’s blog about the bunnies.

Alison led a workshop in Sheep Portraits. 

I am fairly organized with my photos when I transfer them from my camera to the computer. But the “photo stream” from the iPhone is another matter. They all show up in a file labeled March. I take a lot of these intending to write blog posts that never make it through the fingertips to the keyboard. So this is a jumble of these photos that might have become blog posts if I didn’t have to allocate at least a few hours for sleeping. I’ll probably need to break this into two posts.The Lambing Board at the beginning of the month.First day on the pasture and looking for mom.

The Little Chicken, who has lived here forever, was not too crazy about……the New Chickens that a friend gave me.Finally, fresh eggs again.This is an example of clasped weft in a rigid heddle weaving class……and this is weaving students taking a lamb break in the barn.And speaking of holding lambs, I love this photo. These are three Farm club members (and friends) who have spent many hours helping me here, not only during lambing but at other times also.Weaving. I’ve spent a little time at the loom, although I still have projects looming hanging over my head and that is getting very frustrating. These are wool blankets woven using one of my favorite patterns, but usually done in one color.Marilyn with the first lamb of twins.About a week ago I went to my uncle’s memorial service. His ashes were placed in a family plot with his wife’s and next to those of his two sisters (one of whom was my mom). The end of that generation in our family.Life moves on. This is Spring who looks as though she should have sprung days ago.

 After a too-short visit here who was waiting at home: 

I had a good time with this post of random photos so here is another. Jazz (#1030 ) is another one of my ewes. Here is her photo and a bunch of other photos that come up when I search 1030.Jazz as a yearling.

Jazz with triplets.

 I took this at Pinnacles National Park  when we camped there last year.

 Chris showing his goats when he was a sophomore in 2006.

 A  handwoven vest from the new book Weave, Knit, Wear, that I just got into the shop…the book, not the vest. But I tried on the vest at TNNA and it fit me.  Matt & Kaleena in 2009.

Katie and Benny in 2002.

Farm Club came and helped get the barn ready for shearing next weekend. We also made sure that my sheep list was current and we looked at fleeces. The lamb fleeces are gorgeous and it made me think about how sheep grow up. Here are some examples.Ventura’s baby picture…

  …in the fall……as an adult. Rosie as a young lamb……half grown……and grown up with her own lambs.  Onyx as a lamb……and grown up.

 This is Jane with her lamb this year who I have named Jean.Jean during the summer…

 …and a few weeks ago.

Here is one last one. Jerry (Garcia) is the wether who keeps the BFL ram, Faulkner, company. Jerry is a lucky sheep because he would not have been kept as a ram with his narrow horn set and lots of black fiber (too much to register, but great if you like dark wool).Jerry as a baby……with Faulkner after shearing a few years ago…

  …and now ready to be shorn next week.

The wool is what it’s all about.

 Jerry’s fleece from last year.Ventura’s fleece.