I Believe This Has Set A Bad Precedence

So, speaking of Twitter, one of the funniest things ever hit the boards yesterday.

Okay, so someone stole some sheep.  Doesn't seem like a super rare occurrence over there (!).  Wait, look again.  They blurred out their faces!

Here is a link to the full story.

And now Maisie is going to expect the same.  Although...why did they do that?  To protect the innocent?  I think she's out of luck ;-D.

Tongue Out T(ewes)day

While I don't really enjoy Facebook, I've long been a Twitter fan...when I have time.  How Suzanna of @Zwartbles Ireland fame manages to post so many darling pictures and vines (short videos) all day, every day while doing everything else she does over there, I have no idea, but I can promise you she is worth a follow.

One thing I especially enjoy about Twitter is the "hashtags".  You can use a hashtag to find important, up to the minute information, for example #ymmfire, track cute pictures of #Bullwinkle, see what farms are like around the world #farmlife or join in some silly fun with Jimmy Fallon, for example, #momquotes.

Today is #TongueOutTuesday (everything) or #TongueOutCoosday (cows) or #TongueOutEwesday (sheeps).  You can follow #TongueOutEwesday to see all sorts of cute and/or funny sheep and lambs caught with their tongues out.  My picture for this week is not very obvious, but has a funny story behind it.

I was sitting down (the best angle for sheep pictures) in the field at The Training Center one evening far enough away from the group of sheep so as not to disturb anyone.  A big ewe and her two lambs were nibbling at the minerals in the blue feeders and turned to face me and then started walking over.

I didn't think much about it other than how cute they looked "coming over to check out my camera" and snapped a few pictures of their approach.  When she got about 10 feet away, the ewe started stomping her foot.  Uh oh.  This was not a social call.  I scrambled to my feet.

Later I realized it had been Miss Piggy and her two Piggly Wigglies.  Miss Piggy wasn't a bottle lamb, but for some reason is (usually) exceptionally friendly for a flock sheep.  I've been in her field enough times with the camera that I can't imagine that was what was bothering her.  I think it might have been that I was sitting down.  

Regardless, between the expression on her face and her two lambs licking their salty lips sticking their tongues out at me (you'll probably have to click the picture to biggify) I think this picture is funny.  Lamb Camp continues!

Milk Mouth And Other Porch Happenings

Between the milk foam around his mouth and that big, fat tummy, I think he's going to find it difficult to get much baba sympathy ;-).

The peaceful porch.  I bought that $18 bale of fancy chopped hay so he'd have some fresh plastic to chew on.

And jump on.

Kids...

Baa Baa Bad Sheep

We knew Andy was a fence rogue (that's why we have him ;-), but I have to say I'm shocked that four year old (and fat) Baba has joined him.  I had to look back to make sure of her age.  Remember her sleeping on that cot?  

Unfortunately Blossom can get under the fence one way (down hill), but can't fit going back the other way.  Andy comes and goes as he pleases.  Baba gets stuck by herself and then Kate and I have to go out and open the gate so she can go "home".  

Needless to say we'll be putting up some extra fencing this weekend ;-). 

My Favorite Time Of Day

Comby, Kate, Weaslie, Hank, Bullwinkle and I walked up the hill to visit with Stella the other evening.  The sunset is always so pretty from up there.  While it doesn't seem like that much of a hill, between the "valley" and the trees around our house and barn, we miss the amazing show every night.  Stella doesn't get to see the amazing moon rises over her house and hill though, so it's an okay trade :-).

I love the sunbeams shining on some of our sheep.  

That's Chocula looking over at us and Baba Bad Sheep (Blossom) on the far hill aka she somehow wedged her fat little body under the fence because there is apparently not enough grass in this field for her ;-).

All I've Gots Is My Blankie And An Empty Milk Jug

"My mom is doing stuffs for the Kentucky Sheep and Fiber Festival and hasn't been playing with me enough or taking long naps or giving me enough babas so I found a milk jug in the recycling bin and an old dog bed and I'm just having to take care of myself and she said if I wasn't so cute we'd already be outside playing but she had to put my picture on the stupid computer."

The Lion And Lamb