Tuesday, February 2, 2010

The Sheep's in the Meadow...

 
 Ewe-londa with her twins Carmelo & Lambda

When we leave this house on Bainbridge Island we will be at my sister's house for a couple of days and then we settle in at our next housesitting assignment.  It's on Bainbridge Island, too, but it's across  Winslow Harbor from this house.

It's actually a small farm of sorts...there are some chickens, ducks and a few sheep.  So one of the sheep (Ewe-Dora - get it?) just had twins on Sunday.  A little guy named Carmelo(because he's sort of caramel colored with a white tuft on his head) and a little female named Lambda.  We drove over there this afternoon because I wanted to get some pictures of the newest lambs.  Aren't they just so cute?


There are four other sheep there.  Well, three sheep and one ram.  The brown one on the left is the ram whose name is O-Baa-ma (how funny is that?) and the two white ones in the center are the older lambs.  Their names are Lamb-orgini and Lamb-brusco (I think).  The brown sheep on the right is Ewe-Dora.

Ewe-Dora is expecting and could very likely give birth while I am there all by myself for about ten days.   O-baa-ma has been a busy boy. So if that happy event occurs, you can be sure I'll be posting all about it.

They're very nice sheep, as sheep go.  I think.  I know little about sheep except that they do a fine job keeping the lawn mowed!  I will be feeding them once a day...a little hay or alfalfa, I think, and some alfalfa pellets.  Also will be feeding the chickens and ducks.

I got me some jazzy new red rubber clogs to wear mucking around in the sheep & chicken yard.  I wore them, today, and got them broke in.  See the gunk on them?  I am proud!

Anyway, once I settle in there I will be in "photo op heaven".   
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10 comments:

  1. awww the lambs are so cute!
    And you´re totally rocking those red clogs :D
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  2. Are you an experienced sheep midwife? Have you ever assisted with a lambing? That's going to be fun!! (I love it when the cows calve - the babies are so cute! Unless, of course, the cow has trouble and I have to help - but we won't talk about that part!)
    I love your jazzy red rubber clogs. I have to wear green rubber boots when I do the chores - our mud and snow gets too deep for those clogs.

    Now I have clog-envy.
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  3. Well thanks, Solveig! I had a choice between red, yellow and a bright blue and decided that the red was "hot"! Ha!

    I am most definitely NOT an experienced sheep midwife, BL, so Ewe-dora better not have any trouble. (Wanna come down here and help me???)

    And about the clogs...I tried boots but that toe that I broke is still a bit touchy so I need something easier to get on. So far the mud isn't that deep. I do think the red is smart looking :-)
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  4. I Love it! The pictures of the lambs and sheep are precious and their names a such a hoot! I look forward to living vicariously through your adventures in "sheep-sitting".
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  5. Such gorgeous colours - don't think I've ever seen a fudge caramel sheep!

    Nice boots.
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  6. Red shoes are very chic & trendy right now.
    And I love the names of the sheep Ewedora et al.
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  7. Ms. Sparrow, let's just hope that my sheep-sitting adventures don't get out of hand! :-)

    LadyFi, they named him Caramelo after a dessert...not sure if it's Italian, Spanish or Greek but whichever it is it has whipped cream on top...just like the lamb!

    POD, I knew you'd love those names...we may need to think of more so get your thinking cap on! Jen, our daughter suggested (if they're female) DoubleEwe and Jack suggested EweTwo. Clever, huh?
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  8. ok, i am such a pun geek, i LOVE the various sheep names!

    have fun!

    and thanks for visiting.
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  9. Aren't they cute??? The shoes and the sheep that is!
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  10. Lime, I got such a kick out of the names they chose...

    KK, we'll see how cute they are when I'm out there feeding them. It'll be a first for me!
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