dog-sitting at Palm Beach

chicken portraits

Much as I like sheep, I love my girls even more.  I still miss Little Red Chicken and I'm not sure Black Chicken (who features elsewhere on this blog) is long for this world, but every time I go down to say hello or check the water or let them out, the simple pleasure of their existence is a balm on my day.

sheep portraits (and one goat)

 

 

 

We went to tend the hives at Austin and Lisa's farm at around the same time as their ewes were lambing.  These are Romney sheep and very lovely girls they are.  The dark brown one in the second shot is Frazzle and she and I had a definite rapport (possibly based on mutual recognition of difficult hair).  I do like sheep.