Solstice Sheep Of The Day - Burrnie

It was cold this morning, but the sun was warm and the light was nice.  I wasn't super happy with the picture I had of Burrnie so I grabbed my camera for a re-do.  I love the light in these early morning shots and I love that Burrnie is resting in "his" spot, right in the middle of the inside stall, surrounded by friends.  It's important to be surrounded by friends, especially if you are Burrnie.  

I took this picture just 15 minutes later.  He hasn't moved, but the sun had.  The shadows are coming from the slats on the top of the wall in front of him.  

I call Burrnie my Sesame Street character because his wool is sort of yellow and his face and legs and ears definitely are and even his eye membranes are a yellow color.  You look at their eyes to check for anemia from parasites.  It's a system called FAMACHA and we check that throughout the year, more frequently during the summer months.  His are always fun to check.

Burrnie loves treats of all kinds, but especially loves Vanilla Wafers.  You have to watch your hands because he grabs them so fast that you could lose a finger.  Burrnie is another sheep who'd love to be relaxed and friendly, but is just too scared.  He had an awful start to life and that's never left him.  We don't mind watching our fingers.

Burrnie finishes up our Solstice sheep party.  This has been fun.  Several people have mentioned that they think they can identify the sheep better now which gave me the idea to do a fun challenge tomorrow night during our traditional Christmas Eve live video.

We'll still do our normal "take a deep breath and enjoy relaxing in the barn for a few minutes" visit, but I'm also going to focus on each sheep for several seconds and then say their name so you can quiz yourself.

I'll probably set up a giveaway of some sort tomorrow so check back :-).