• Mar. 19, 2008
First Outing
Last week we actually had a couple days that were dry and warm-ish, so the boys brought all the baby animals (and their moms) out to the pasture for the first time. It's always a sight, with the excited lambs (and kid) exploring the new space, and the moms frantically trying to keep their own baby close by and the others away. Once the spring weather gets here for real, they'll all be out together so they might as well start getting used to it now.
Here are the triplets in a rare moment of stillness - they spent most of their time leaping around (like Hurley in the last post's picture) and checking out the other lambs.
The boys keep these old chairs around for the kids to play on - they always love to climb.
Here's the little doeling (miss cinnamon toast crunch, as she's known in some circles) checking it out - didn't take her long to get the idea.
Right now she's the only kid but there will be more coming in a week or two.
They all tried hard to find something to nibble in the pasture, but everything's pretty dead still,,,,,
Sometimes it's just better to have mom around when you need a snack....
Eowyn takes her job as supervisor/guardian very seriously......
I probably shouldn't have done this before finishing one of my socks-in-progress, but I couldn't resist. Janice sent me a very generous thank-you gift, a Loopy Ewe sock club bag and 2 skeins of Fiesta Baby Boom.
This stuff is so soft and pretty -I cast on right away for a Forest Canopy Shawl. It seems appropriate because as I'm knitting it, I keep thinking how the colors remind me of an Easter egg! (the colorway is called sandstone)
This seems to be a great pattern for first time lace shawl knitting - I'm anxious to finish and see it all blocked out!
Comments
• Mar. 19, 2008
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Posted by Anonymous
All of the babes are so cute! And the yarn is lovely too!
Randi
• Mar. 19, 2008
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Posted by Danielle
The baby animals are so adorable (my word for the day I think :) I've been starting way too many projects lately. I NeVeR do that, but I kinda like it. I love that yarn, it'll make a beautiful forest canopy shawl.
• Mar. 19, 2008
awww
Posted by Anonymous
Miss Cinnamon Toast Crunch looks so cute on her little plastic chair. I should find the picture nat has of an angry goat at the lincoln park farm zoo area. It was up on one of those wooden cable spindles.
awesome to see the goats this time around, not that i don't love me some lambies...but still. You know my solidarity is with the goats. MEH
xoxox
jen
• Mar. 19, 2008
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Posted by Thimbleanna
Ooooh, babies AND knitting in the same post! The shawl looks like it's going to be beautiful. And the babies -- oh. my. gosh. are they ever cute! Especially Miss Cinnamon Toast Crunch -- what a picture!!!
• Mar. 20, 2008
First Outing
Posted by Fiona@Dragonfly-Crafts
Oh Rohan they are so gorgeous. I can hear them running around everywhere. Can't wait to see more Kids soon.
• Mar. 20, 2008
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Posted by woolwinder
That's a yarn I haven't tried before. I love the colors!
• Mar. 20, 2008
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Posted by June
I quite enjoy your journaling about the lambs; they are so adorable. I also love your new yarn gift and what a beauty your new shawl is going to be.
• Mar. 20, 2008
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Posted by Anonymous
Love the pictures of all your "kids"!
Yes, your new project/yarn looks just like Easter eggs...very pretty :)
happy Easter :)
• Mar. 20, 2008
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Posted by Toni
Love the sheep and goat pictures! We used to have a tree stump out goats played on...the good ol' days.
Your shawl is looking great. Love the colors! Can't wait to see it finished.
• Mar. 21, 2008
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Posted by Anonymous
Those pictures are so sweet and those little ones are ADORABLE. Wouldn't you love to know what goes through their little brains when they first hit the outside and realize there's more to see. Love the yarn and the shawl.
Happy Easter - Karen-yellowfarmhouse
• Mar. 22, 2008
baby lambs photos
Posted by Jewelgirl
Thank you for sharing your farm with
us! My daughter adores all the animals
lots of ahhhhhs and owwwwwhs!
Have a lovely Easter!
• Mar. 24, 2008
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Posted by Oiyi
The Kid is so cute, but Eowyn is gorgeous.
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