Foiled Again

I planned to take a few sheep pictures this morning.  Almost as soon as the barn doors open, Barack ran to the back pasture, herding the sheep as he went.


He came back, though, bringing a few sheep with him.

One of my son's show sheep, Mocha, returned to the barn.

And, I managed to take a picture of Sunshine!  It's not the best picture, but the younger white ewes are difficult to photograph (that is, if you're want to tell them apart). 

Barn Cleaning

We've been working on cleaning out the barn.

 

 The sheep leave the barn as soon as we get started.  That's good for us; in years past, they have not, making an unpleasant job even worse.

However, Barack supervises...

and gets in the way.

He had to be led away.

Mostly Pictures

Next time, I will share some pictures of a big project that's keeping us busy.  This time, it's mostly pictures.  We'll start with my youngest son's show lambs....They've been keeping us busy, too!

Mocha and Mojito

Mojito (with Espresso)

Luckily, Mojito and Mocha are pretty tame.  Champagne, his third show lamb, is a different story.  She's not really skittish, but she is a little wild. 

Dr. Pepper

Another friendly little guy: Iced Tea

 Last year's white lambs are a little harder to tell apart.

Lightning is easy to pick out

Snow

Not sure who this ewe is!

Sunshine

A Big Day

It was a big day for Barack O'Llama yesterday.  Last night, he was very happy to see me....

...until he realized he was going to be sheared.  He was slightly better behaved than usual, but he really was not happy about getting his hooves trimmed.  We all survived, though, and I'm sure he's feeling a lot better.

For the sheep, it was business as usual.

Seltzer, Swan & Sprite

Champagne

Daiquiri

Iced Tea with Hazel (who is not his mother)

Iced Tea

Mocha

Mocha

Molly, checking for treats then....

...seeing if those other guys have treats, with Swan & lambs