I had a number of people inquire about Rita and how she’s doing. So I figured that I would show you. Please note, there’s a lot of blurring in the photos as it’s very difficult to photograph something that is almost perpetually in motion! The love affair with Simon the Siamese cat is still going …
Simon the Siamese was born on our farm but we aren’t sure to whom and we sure as hell don’t know who his daddy is. We don’t have any Siamese cats on the farm nor have we seen any lately that look the way he does. However, Simon doesn’t let his unknown parentage stop him …
Last night Dad and I took Herbert, Remington, and Garth to The National Cattle Congress in Waterloo, Iowa. They are going to be breed representatives for the Shetland breed. I hope they behave…. All the way there, Herbert was jumping up on the window ledge of the back windows of the van to look out …
So, some relationships just don’t work out. Both parties can be trying to be what the other needs in a relationship but if it isn’t there, it just isn’t there. That was what happened with Mikey and I. Mikey needed a stronger personality and will than I have (those who know me just went “whoa!” …
Tonight I broke a cardinal rule of farming. There really aren’t too many of them. It’s not like there’s a published rule book for farming mojo. At least not one that I’ve ever seen. So I guess I could say that I broke the cardinal rule of farming. I had the audacity to think to …
Those of you that haven’t been reading my blog for a long time may not know that I wasn’t always an Iowan shepherdess. I actually have a degree in Horticulture from the University of Florida and used to be in charge of a greenhouse outside of Apopka, Florida. I tell you all of this so …
As I mentioned in my previous post, Charlotte finally had her lamb, a little ewe. She’s being a good mama to her and keeping her pretty protected so I was only able to get a few shots of her last night when she wasn’t basically a shadow behind a pillar or a bin. She’s a …
This morning was a bit of a mess around the farm. We had a pretty severe storm pop-up directly over the farm (it was good fun to watch on radar). However, with the one and half inches of rain and hail, we got mud. A lot of mud. Ankle-deep, boot-sucking, stinking, manure-filled mud. I knew …
Yesterday was a long day that actually started the night before. Well, if I’m being completely honest, it started last year at the Wisconsin Sheep and Wool Festival. David Kier, a professional shearer, was there doing demos and my friend Kendra started talking to him. It is not an unusual thing for Kendra to start …
Yesterday I lost a ewe. It was Abigail, my lead ewe. It was unexpected and horrible to come home to. I hadn’t lost a sheep in over a year and to lose one so abruptly was a shock. Abigail wasn’t my finest ewe, but she was one of my favorites. She was always the first …
Sarah Jane Humke 