Pondering in Pastures

The sun came back to the farm today and it was lovely! I had a pretty easy day. I opened, and then barn cleaned, fed out produce, raked, and did waters. After coming back from feeding out the produce I found a little dove near the shelter office that had some sort of injury, we couldn't quite figure out exactly what happened, but we called the wildlife rescue place and he/she will be all fixed up there.

After work Stephanie and I went to spend a little time with the cattle. Everyone looked so relaxed and happy. Made my heart smile :) Here are a few pics from the afternoon:

 

Susie Moo and Loretta

Handsome man Edwin

 Big boy El Nino

Edward: best mohawk on the farm

And then there was Chrissy. She was being absolutely zen out on the hill today. So much so that she got a video out of it. Check it out:

Sugar and Sheep

Holy moly. I'm tuckered out. Today was healthcare for the sheep. I literally feel like I just played in an intense roller derby bout. From 7am to 12:30 today I held sheep horns while Ashley checked their eyes, ears, body, trimmed their hooves and gave a shot. It was intense. My arms and back are sore from being bent over all day and being tossed around by a few of the really strong ones like Zeus. Because the Santa Cruz and Iso Santa cruz herds are pretty big I really don't know too many of their names but I was able to learn a few today. My favorite, mainly because he gave my arms a rest, was Ed. He just laid down and rolled over for us. Thank you Ed.

After healthcare I went up the people barn and started on a crazy baking project! Sophia is teaching a "Why Vegan?" class tomorrow in Chico so I was put on baking duty! Which is always fun because I love baking. I rocked out to a little Lady Sovereign and made brownies, two batches of marble cupcakes, peanut butter cupcakes and rice crispy treats. Phew! I'm sooooo tired! Will probably spend the evening with the Desperate Housewives :)