My First Shearing Day

The Day Before

 Kind Sweet Leo volunteered to go first.

Hassie was next.

"I am sorry Leo. It is what I brought you here for in the first place. Please don't look at me like that"..

 Ornery Mac was putty in our shearer's hands.

 

 And Big Guy Carnie, who has been a bit of a bully lately, finished it off.

Did you expect that brown sheep to have a silver fleece?

The New Look of my little flock. 

Good Fences...

...are a fun place for engagement photos.

My Tommy and his Chelsie will be married later in the year,

right here on our farm.

{all images courtesy Daffodils Photography}  

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Mutual Admiration

A break from the Tidal Basin Cherry Blossoms took us to the US National Arboretum, coincidentally home to a pair of Bald Eagles who have recently hatched two eaglets. Have you been watching them live?

We didn't get to venture into the area where the nest is this time, but enjoyed the grounds and the emerging Spring. 

The grounds provided a great place to play and explore,

 

for children of all ages.

 

The original Columns from the US Capitol Building

 

We are looking forwad to many return trip in all seasons.

 

Spring

Just Kidding

 

But that's OK with me.

 I rather like the opportunity to simmer another pot of soup on the stove.

 Spin a bit. Knit a bit.

 Work on some inside projects that really need to get finished...

 

....Take more snowy sheep shots.

Old Man Winter is a very good friend of mine.

Love, Inherited

Oma meets her newest great grandson Griffin

Sail Away

My VERY favorite moments aboard ship were the Sail Aways.

The moment leaving each land stop when all peripherals were secure, all passengers accounted for, and all hands on deck at their rigging stations waiting for the Captains signals.

Champagne flowed as we all stood on deck, stretched our necks looking upward in awe of each set of sails as they filled with Mother Nature's breath. 

Cue the epic orchestrated ancient sailing music. 

{scroll fast and watch her come under sail}

On this afternoon, the Captain dispatched the tenders for any of us who wanted to witness the
Sail Away from afar.

I cried.

And as she passed us into the sun,

I cried some more. 

Indeed the journey was just what we needed.
In so many wonderful ways.