Eli

Eli doesn't get too much press around here. He's likes it that way I believe.



I snapped this picture last night because I liked the light behind him. As frequently happens though I ended up seeing something I hadn't really noticed. A hint of green grass!

Eli is Saint Tim's cat. Eli likes to eat, sleep, hang out at the creek and fish. And not necessarily in that order. He also likes to be carried back from the barn at night when the chores are done. He's a bit shy and doesn't ask for this special treatment, but if Saint Tim calls to him and asks him if he'd like a ride, he happily comes running.

We aim to please around here ;-).

Slumcat Millionaire

I don't believe Comby would trade his low rent digs for a million dollars!

Egg Sighting

So I go out to collect eggs the other day - the ones I can find that is (crazy adventure chickens - grumble grumble... ) - and I found an egg the size of a duck egg! This morning I found a teeny tiny one. I'll let Stella display them for you, because when you find something like that, you've got to call your neighbor.

And here they are with a "normal" sized blue egg for perspective and one of the fat Welsommer eggs, just because I love their color.



We cracked them open and here's what we got.



My first double yolker! And look at the tiny egg. Isn't it just the cutest? I scrambled them up and they made a fabulous egg sandwich for my lunch.

I'm headed out to play with one of the green broke "ponies". It's gorgeous here - blue skies and sunshine. I smelled dirt last night, so spring has got to be close at hand. I just hope I'm not getting ready to smell dirt up close ;-).

Enjoy your day!

Cookie Monster

I am constantly asked for updates on Sunshine, more pictures of Sunshine, videos of Sunshine... She's definitely brightened all of our lives.

Sunshine is doing just fine. She did not outgrow her physical issues as we'd hoped, but she sure hasn't let them slow her down. So why doesn't Sunshine make the blog very often? Because unless you sneak up on her, she won't let you take her picture.

Sunshine is out in front of the group and I'm hiding behind the trees.

Well, I shouldn't say that. She's more than happy to have her picture taken. You just can't get her to stand or sit still long enough to do so. Why? Because she's a cookie monster! As soon as she see me, these are the pictures I get.







And what does she do when she gets to me? (I'm only posting this because I want to try out the blogger video upload...and it's Sunshine. Please turn your sound down because I'm talking to her in my Sunshine voice and sound like a complete dork and with the camera that close to my face, I sound like a loud complete dork.)

So why is she so addicted to vanilla wafers? When we realized we were probably going to have to wash her cute little behind for the rest of her life, we wanted to make sure she would be easy to catch. The Jacobs don't tend to be as chummy as say Woolliam, Buddy or the other long wool breeds. They do tend to have a pretty good sweet tooth though ;-). However, with as many cookies as Sunshine would eat if we let her, she'd soon not have a tooth in her mouth.

Just for goodness sake, DON'T RUN OUT! Even if it's in the middle of an ice storm and you. can't. get. your. car. out. of. the. driveway.

What's That Smell?!?

Or, how to tell if you too might be a crazy sheep lady.

I spent the afternoon washing part of a beautiful black Icelandic fleece from Flat Creek Wool and Pottery (beautiful blog as well I might add!). Especially in the winter time, when I'm jonesin' for a wool fix, washing wool is a special treat. I just love the way the whole house smells like a wet sheep.



Crazy, eh? Well, I don't think I'm the only one. In fact, I got a note last week from someone who had a Wensleydale/Cotswold fleece they thought I might like and she said "I have it in the back of my car (I love the smell!)". Direct quote. Copied and pasted straight from her email!

I remember a couple years ago a friend got in my car and said "I just love to ride in your car. It always smells like sweet feed and saddles." Horses do smell good, just like sheep. Even in the middle of winter when they haven't had a bath and they get a little sweaty.

Horse and sheep breath smells good too - when they put their soft noses up to your face as you are scratching a particularly good spot under their neck. Dog breath? Not so much, but dog toes smell good - well, not straight in from the barn maybe. Cat fur? You bet. Good clean hay? Can't beat it. Fresh shavings? The best.

What are some of your favorite "odd" smells? And aren't you glad you've been given the wonderful opportunity to know the answer to that question? Even if you don't particularly like the smell of wet wool.