tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post114566261383506073..comments2024-03-26T15:30:39.733-07:00Comments on Rainy Day Thoughts: Spring LambsRain Trueaxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1146537179585240602006-05-01T19:32:00.000-07:002006-05-01T19:32:00.000-07:00on the spinning, I have a spinning wheel and small...on the spinning, I have a spinning wheel and small loom, love Navajo rugs but have only made a few small woven items with my wool and nothing recently. If i had a big house, I'd have a big loom. I totally love them and nearly bought one some years back but I had to get realistic and realize it would take up half the living roomRain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1146150512686634882006-04-27T08:08:00.000-07:002006-04-27T08:08:00.000-07:00My husband has sheared our sheep in the past and i...My husband has sheared our sheep in the past and it's a hard job. The sheep never look quite the same either but he's gotten off the wool and if he has to, he will do it again. It's just nice to have it done and there are some old timers around who do small flocks-- it's finding them that is the trick<BR/><BR/>We both sell the wool and the lambs for meat. There is no way you can keep that many sheep who are reproducing. When we first had sheep, we ended up with over 100.. It doesn't take long. We are hoping to sell some this year for people who need smaller sheep to keep down grass or in small plots.Rain Trueaxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994628226501093880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1146032221473547852006-04-25T23:17:00.000-07:002006-04-25T23:17:00.000-07:00What lovely photos. Your sheep are wonderful! And ...What lovely photos. Your sheep are wonderful! And the lambs are so sweet. Those are great natural Navajo colours! I love things woven from the natural wools. Are you a spinner?Pam in Tucsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10030449989883826414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1146020436547040052006-04-25T20:00:00.000-07:002006-04-25T20:00:00.000-07:00My Grandmother's Brothers all Homesteaded in the W...My Grandmother's Brothers all Homesteaded in the Willamette Valley, the "Ranch" was right on the banks of the Big Puddin river. I remember going there and thinking it was the greatest place in the world. Even if they did not have indoor plumbing!!Mary Louhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07118106177725242820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1145977801003380272006-04-25T08:10:00.000-07:002006-04-25T08:10:00.000-07:00Rain-- Those lambs are so cute. How good to keep t...Rain-- Those lambs are so cute. How good to keep them close to the house and protect them from the coyotes. Do you raise them specifically for their wool? <BR/><BR/>dpr and his previous wife raised sheep for their wool. They learned to shear the sheep themselves. Would you ever consider trying that?robin andreahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13390482190562312928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1145965232610386032006-04-25T04:40:00.000-07:002006-04-25T04:40:00.000-07:00Little lambs do have a certain appeal. Youth, inno...Little lambs do have a certain appeal. Youth, innocence and vitality all in one just as all newborns do. Youth touches something in our soul.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1145944208675214462006-04-24T22:50:00.000-07:002006-04-24T22:50:00.000-07:00I like your photos, too. We have similar cameras,...I like your photos, too. We have similar cameras, mine by Nikon, a D70s. I also use a smaller pocket size Sony when the Nikon isn't convenient.<BR/><BR/>My Great Grandfather settled at Zena, Spring Valley, OR (near Salem) in 1845. My Dad's Dad was born there in 1854, so I have a long connection to Oregon although I have lived in Wash. State all my life except for awhile away at school.<BR/><BR/>Thank you for your visit to my blog and your kind comments on the photos. I do enjoy doing them and it really feels good to get comments. I will check back on your blog, too.Dickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12381970360203140143noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1145942578403310582006-04-24T22:22:00.000-07:002006-04-24T22:22:00.000-07:00I have always had a "thing" about sheep and lambs-...I have always had a "thing" about sheep and lambs--and did actually collect sheep replicas when I was younger. Your entry and the photos are magical. I am thinking of Babe and those wonderful sheep! I have never actually been on a farm where they are being raised. Coyotes and wolves are problematic for the babies, I'm sure--just like coyotes are a problem even here in L.A. in the canyon areas. Did you read Tortilla Curtain?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22918248.post-1145906294656438172006-04-24T12:18:00.000-07:002006-04-24T12:18:00.000-07:00Haven't been around lambs since we left California...Haven't been around lambs since we left California. Every spring my friend's life revolved around the lambs. They are beautiful.Endmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13711896605197134394noreply@blogger.com