Baby Wool
And I’m not talking about the pastel kind.
Walking home from the school bus stop brings me by the farm of Salt-Of-The-Earth-Neighbour-Sean. I was distracted from my morning chat over the fence by miniature noises. Bleatings, to be more precise.
Two lovely lads (or lasses…or one of each…I’m not sure) cautiously peek their heads from behind their mother, first among many to announce their presence in the animal world. Lambing season. Feeling like an observer of a James Herriot tale, I am delighted to now notice more frequently wee dots of fleece in nearby fields.
But, no camera. Geesh! I come back later, camera in hand, to find Mother-Ewe stuck in the fencing…
Apologies, Cultural Pronunciation Diversion Ahead:
When telling Farmer-Sean’s-Wife-Mary of the ewe’s predicament, I found myself pleasantly distracted by her lovely Irish pronunciation of ewe. Not ‘yew,’ as I would have been used to hearing, but rather ‘yo.’ Yo? Wonder where that originated? Hmm…
Anyway, Mary said she’d be down later, as busy farm wives have a full day’s work, so I go to see if I can shift her myself…the ewe, not Mary. Before releasing Mum, I can’t resist a few close-ups.
Is it my imagination or is this lamb smiling?
And I’m sure that’s a laugh!
Happy Leap Year!
I’ve been reading your blog for a bit now and always enjoy it. After seeing the lamb pictures, I had to thank you for sharing. It brought a much-needed smile to my day! Greetings from Georgia.
Melody
29 Feb 2008 at 1:13 am
Cheryl there’s nothing like new-born lambs to herald the arrival of Spring. Well done for releasing the mother, those lambs are too young to be left without her for too long. Lovely photos. And the daffodils are beautiful.
29 Feb 2008 at 1:39 am
Oh what sweet little lambs. Glad you went to help the mamma out. I love seeing life from your perspective. It’s still winter here.
29 Feb 2008 at 1:52 am
Oh my! You just brought a big smile to this city gal!
29 Feb 2008 at 2:40 am
Now that is a sign if spring if i have ever seen one!
29 Feb 2008 at 4:27 am
We have the “yew”/”yo” debate around here. My husband is from here in Virginia and insists it’s “yo.” I’m from New Jersey and, to me, “yo” is how Rocky gets ADRIAAAAAN’s attention. The animal, though, is a “yew.”
29 Feb 2008 at 1:46 pm
cute.
29 Feb 2008 at 2:57 pm
What a great story to start off my Friday. I found myself smiling back at the lamb!!
29 Feb 2008 at 4:29 pm
Certainly a smile and definitely a laugh. Thanks for the lovely pics. I think lamb is definitely off the menu for now!
29 Feb 2008 at 6:42 pm
very cute, you could enter the pics in a contest:))
01 Mar 2008 at 12:22 am
How positively adorable they are!
I do believe that’s a smile.
01 Mar 2008 at 6:20 pm
So cute! I’m glad you tried to help.
01 Mar 2008 at 6:59 pm
Congratulations ! I just read that you won the award for best craft blog - yay !!!
02 Mar 2008 at 5:53 am
Ah - just pipped to the post on the congrats
Well done on winning best craft blog category last night!!
Just to let you know we have the award here for you in the shop if you like to claim your prize!
02 Mar 2008 at 2:14 pm
If that isn’t a smile I don’t know what would be….lol
03 Mar 2008 at 4:50 pm