Monday, December 17, 2018

2018 Lambs - Lakshmi

Lakshmi is out of Oberyn and Rosamund - a grey katmoget, just want we wanted!



Thursday, December 13, 2018

2018 Lambs - Renee

Renee is out of O'Brien and Nitro, a pretty moorit ewe with a lovely fleece! 




Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Susan Baby Picture

Hurray!  My friend and fellow sheep fancier sent me some photos of Susan as a lamb that she took during a visit to our farm soon after lambing.  I am so happy to have these pictures of her, and as predicted...ADORABLE!!!



2018 Lambs - Yuki

Yuki is a fawn katmoget from NitroxGenoa.


Monday, December 10, 2018

2018 Lambs - Susan

Susan is out of Georgiannna and Nitro, pretty moorit with smirslet spotting.  Not sure how I missed getting a lamb photo of her, which is a shame cause I'll bet she was adorable...



Thursday, November 22, 2018

New Lambs 2018 - Dina

Dina is out of Jane Eyre and Nitro




Tuesday, November 20, 2018

2018 Lambs - Korva

Korva is out of Mrs Hughes and Nitro, a nice solid moorit ewe.




Saturday, November 17, 2018

2018 Lambs - Neda

Here is Neda out of Treviso and Nitro.





Sunday, November 11, 2018

Angora and Shetland Blend Yarn

This weekend I am doing something new.  I am blending the fur from Hazel with the wool from Pearl to make a blended hand processed and spun yarn.  Not sure if I'm doing it right, but very excited to see the result after plying, wash and dry.  I am on the second bobbin right now.  I am using 80% wool to 20% angora, will see how that works out.


Our Pearl


Hazel after clipping.  I was more focused on getting good clean clips without short pieces than a nice clean shear, which is why she appears so choppy


Pearl's raw fleece
Pearl's fleece after washing



Silky fur from Hazel
Pearl's flick carded locks

80% wool, 20% fur coming off the carder



Fluffy poofs ready to spin

Second bobbin begun, can't wait to see final result!



Saturday, November 10, 2018

2018 Lambs - Tovia

Tovia is out of Whispering Pines Sybil and OK Acres Nitro






Wednesday, November 7, 2018

2018 Lambs - Ofeibea

Ofeibea is Reawick and Oberyn's second white twin ewe.  Lovely girl...




Monday, November 5, 2018

2018 Lambs - Soraya

Soraya is a white ewe (i don't know which from their lamb photo) from White Pines Reawick and Whispering Pines Oberyn.  Its been quite some time since we have had white ewe lambs here, so this was pretty exciting for us.




Wednesday, October 31, 2018

2018 Lambs - Mara

Mara is a moorit ewe out of Whispering Pines Fanny x OK Acres Nitro.




Tuesday, October 30, 2018

2018 Lambs - Audie

Here is Audie out of Itasca X Nitro, she was born on 4/28/18.  Beautiful black based ewe lamb, hurrah!



We just took off her coat prior to photo, so the little tuft of britch wool looks like a funny tail.  It's not.

Monday, October 29, 2018

2018 Lamb - Cokie

Here is Cokie, out of Whispering Pines Pearl and OK Acres Nitro, DOB 4/24/2018.







Odds were not in our favor in 2018 goal to get more black based lambs.

If you are trying to guess our naming convention for 2018 lambs, this is probably the most unique and revealing name in the group!

Sunday, October 28, 2018

Ewe lamb - Sylvia

Here is Sylvia, born 4/25/2018 from Whispering Pines Siena and Whispering Pines Oberyn



Sylvia is the lamb on the right