Musings of a shepherd.

To Blog or not to Blog!

I have decided to convert my journal into a Blog as I think I am more likely to post short items each day than write longer pieces in journal form. I will just write whatever comes into my mind.

Yesterday we had quite a heavy fall of snow so I was out putting out hay for the ewes and the horses.I had to walk across the fields in a blizzard to bring the sheep over to the feeders. They all looked thoroughly fed up but very pleased to see the hay. Luckily snow is a relatively rare occurence in this region of France. I am really looking forward to Spring as Winter has gone on long enough. Having to feed the sheep and the horses twice a day is getting tedious and the weather has been cold and grey which leaves you feeling depressed. Bring on the sunshine and the spring flowers to lift the spirits.

Today I went to visit a friend who has two of our ewes. When she bought them from us I promised to help her out with lambing and any other problems. The ewes have just had twin lambs each and I went over to put bands on their tails. My friend had told me that they were all females but she was a bit worried about one of them as it seemed to have a lump on it's rear end. I did all the tails and then had a look at the lamb with the lump. Yes you've guessed it was a male. My friend a married lady with grown up children was embarressed to say the least. We all fell about laughing and I shall look forward to telling all our friends. If only all problems were as easy to solve.