Not Often Photographed

Some of the less-photographed ewes posed today. 

I tend to take less pictures of the non-pregnant ewes.  It's me, not them.  There's a big rock in the pasture with the bred ewes that I usually sit on when taking photos.

Lavender (the white sheep with horns) is already bigger than her mom, Cashew (the brown sheep with the green coat).  Sandy is peering at me from behind.

Henrietta contemplates running me over.  She's ready to go outside with other sheep.

Vanilla (in green) hangs out with Tricot and daughter Chamomile.

There are  a few ewes who are too friendly to photographed, unless you want pictures of the inside of their nostrils. 

Sequoia a little too close....

 ...Sequoia making a beeline for some scratches and the possibility of peanuts.

 Beryl and Molly are too busy eating their breakfast to notice me.

Beryl

Molly (yep, that's a new coat)

Muddy & Scruffy

It's muddy near the barn.  Parsley still manages to look clean.

Tarragon is losing some of his fleece.  Specifically, it's where his chubby belly rubs the poles of the creep feeder when he squeezes in for his meals. 

Beryl's bright orange coat works with her coloring, don't you think?

Sequoia, along with a lot of the other ewes who are in full fleece, are looking scruffy.  Every bit of their fleeces that are outside of their sheep coats are filled with hay.  (Hence the need for the coats!) Sequoia also has managed to get her leg out of her coat. 

Sassy is looking elegant, but Opal?  Not so much. It looks like she's due to go up a coat size, too...which means it's time for me to start sewing.

 Peanut is hiding behind Marble in this picture.  She went up two coat sizes this morning is now wearing the biggest size we have (other than the coat Yeti is wearing).  The good new is that her fleece looks amazing!

 I'm looking forward to seeing what Acacia is hiding under her coat.  From her exposed fleece, it looks like she's darkened this year. (Mimosa is peeking from behind.)

 Pawlonia was sheared in October.  Her fleece is growing really fast!

Cold

It's been awhile since I've posted.  I've mostly been outside when it's too dark to take decent pictures, and it's been cold (except for that day it was muddy...)

The ewes have been busy growing fleeces and, in some cases, lambs.  There's a couple of months to go until lambing begins, but a few of the ewes are already looking fat.  (And some of them--Myrtle and Mimosa--look really, really tiny!)

Meanwhile, Cypress watches the ewes and paces the fence line.  The other rams and wethers eat and nap.

Tiffany

Opal, Acacia, Pistachio, Elsie, & Mimosa

Vanilla and the ewe lambs

Vanilla and Cinnamon

Theresa

Parsley

Parsley

Sequoia, Sassy, & Myrtle