All on one sheep.
Or should I say two sheep
Both Edgar and Chone both volunteered for shearing, and sat patiently while I clipped away the front halves of their fleeces-
but then got all fussy and refused to let me finish.
They walk around like they are sporting the lastest in ovine fashion.
But Frank thinks they look pretty silly.
(he’s not the only one)
Thanks to all who expressed interest.
We wish him all the best in his new position!
Edgar in Phase 1 of his back-to-school haircut:
Last week’s combed top is this weeks yarn:
and I acquired a practically-brand-new drum carder!
Ooooh!
Ahhhhhh!
It is an older model Pat Green, the Blender. But it had hardly been used at all and absolutely beauteous.
I might be in love.
But you know what this means.
Clem has been made redundant.
I’m gonna have to let him go.
This sort of thing is never easy.
I’ll be getting him all spiffed up and ready to seek gainful employment elsewhere.
He’s got lots of experience and good references.
Know anyone who’s hiring?
This weekend the boys were due for hoof trimming.
And usually I depend on being able to entice them into the shed with some of their favorite branches (apple, rose, salmonberry) and shut the door on them while they are happily munching away.
But some of the guys are getting wise.
Especially Frank and Griff.
They are very reluctant to go into the shed for snacks as long as I remain anywhere near the gate.
So this time, I decided I needed to try a new strategy.
Misdirection.
Here’s the setup:
Gate open and unstopped (usually a rock is holding it open), rope fastened around latch post and back across shed to where I am lying in wait.
Sheep go in to get goodies in the feeder, and I slowly
close the door
behind them.
Tricky, eh?
Yeah, I was pretty darn proud of myself. Outsmarting the smartysheeps 🙂
Note: there are no sheep in the shed in these photos because I reenacted the scheme for the blog- I figured they’d be really suspicious if The Man was there documenting during the real round-up.
Anyhoo, if was good to spend a little quality time with the sheep today. Got me thinking that I should finish combing up the Frank and Felix wool I have from last year’s shearing- so I did some of that this afternoon.
And we also made a little headway on the spinning wheel project.
Maple cut to size for the base.
Next up is figuring out the right shape and placement for the treadle.
