September 2023
Snapped a couple pictures out in the pasture the other day. The first is Petunia and the second is her baby Quimby. Isn’t it uncanny how much alike they look? Quimby is still a smaller sheep but Cotswolds tend to grow slowly. Both are such good sheep and love a good bit of produce for a snack. They are waiting for our old apple tree to drop a few down for them!
May 2022
Quimby is a big sheep now, or so he tells me! Any lambs we have are moved into the pasture with the big sheep at the end of shearing day. They are really scamps the first few days but when things calm back down, they come back looking for me. Well, for treats if I’m honest. Ha! He still loves bread and his mama Petunia.
August 2021
Petunia is all settled in now! Her baby Quimby is a scamp- she loses track of him and calls and calls. He ignores her? We usually go out and find him for her so she can stop worrying so much! We have a long running history of hide and seek failure around here. Today must have been Petunia’s turn? Cracks me up when they think they are so sly! We see you silly sheep!
July 2021
I recently spent a few weeks visiting a friend in Baltimore! Quimby sent me a postcard from home. He is growing so quickly. Sigh. He has a special routine now. He loves bread. I mean really really loves bread. Every morning he waits for me and has one piece of bread. Then in the evening, he knows there is another coming his way. In this photo, Quimby was making sure Jim was truly out of bread. What a funny lamb- they are so awesome and amazing!
June 2021
Petunia is a Cotswold sheep who joined our flock with her baby Quimby! She needed to retire as she was unable to safely have any more lambs. Of course we scooped her right up. She is a little shy but they’ve only moved in a week ago. She and Quimby love grain so getting them used to us will be easy. Quimby is such a funny little bean! He is always interested in what we humans are doing. When I sit out in the yard, he will visit just out of arm’s reach- unless there is grain involved. Their fleeces will be a welcome addition too. I see lots of lash yarn in the future!
