One of our best breeding ewes failed to come down the hill from the upper pasture with the rest of the sheep this morning. Knowing how pregnant she was–bursting at the seams–I had a hunch why she’d stayed behind. I pictured her giving birth in the rain. I grabbed a bucket of grain and with […]
Better believe it. It was in the 70s here Monday but last night it snowed and this is the scene we woke up to this morning, with a couple of fresh inches on the ground. It’s like deja vu all over again. And to think, I just had the truck in the shop to have […]
With each passing day the snow melts away, revealing a landscape I thought had been lost to last year’s memories. For me, the sensation of winter giving in to spring is a physical one–my body literally un-tenses with a sense of relief. No more sub-zero mornings in the dark. No more frozen water lines. No […]
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