Ahh........... my dishes are soaking, I am finished with the morning chores; hopefully, I can bring you up to date on the Laughing Water Farm happenings.
Sorry for the long absence. We finished the chicken, rabbit, deer proof fence several days ago, but many other outside chores needed attention.
On Sunday our hysterical perpetual teenage ewe had her lambs. {I don't mean to be insulting to teenagers} Last year, she had two lambs, one black, one white; she acted like she didn't know what was going on. We corralled her and we got her to accept one of the lambs and we bottle fed the other. We were concerned that her lack of maternal instinct might be genetic, so we were relieved that the lamb, she did nurse, had a lamb, herself, two weeks ago and she turned out to be an excellent Mother.
This year, Mother's Day, she was running around in a large circle baaing while her poorly licked newborns were lay where they were born mewing softly. She is usually very easy to catch; in fact, she generally nuzzles me when I enter the pasture. Not this time. We picked the lambs up and took them to the barn, hoping she would follow. No such luck; she continued to race around the area where she gave birth. After using all my wiles to catch her, I gave up and captured her with the shepherd's crook. Then we had to drag her. When we got her corralled with her lambs, I held her while Jamie put the lambs up to the nipples. We got them to suck without any help from Mom.
I drove up to the farm store and bought some lamb milk replacer, figuring we would need to bottle feed one or both of them. Jamie and I went out three times on Sunday to put the lambs on Mom [without any noted cooperation].
On Monday Morning the lambs were alert and moving about. It appeared that Mom must be letting them nurse. We checked them through out the day, by evening they were almost frisky. I wasn't absolutely sure they were cared for sufficiently until yesterday Morning.
This Morning, Mom really wanted to get out of her restrictive quarters and rejoin the flock. I thought I would take a chance, as the lambs were strong enough to follow her; I let her out. A mistake, she went tearing around the pasture baaing and didn't rejoin her lambs. I waited one/half hour or so and then we recaptured her and put her back with the lambs. I won't try that again for a week or so.
My lawn has been growing all this time while we have been fencing etc. On Sunday I got my mower out and prepared it for the big job. It needed oil and the tires were low. It started and ran good; but when I turned the switch [pto] to get the blade going nothing happened. I did all the usual magic I preform when it won't run; still nothing. It was fine when I put it away for the Winter. I checked out the electric system and looked for interference with blade revolution; found nothing. My mower is seventeen years old.
Jamie says, "buy a new mower". Huh! What! How can we do that? It is late Sunday afternoon, but we go to Mora, anyway, to see what we can see. We saw a mower we liked, the mowers were on display, but the place wasn't open. Monday, after the chores were done, we went to Mora and bought a 21 horse power Cub Cadet with a 46 inch deck; much more mower that I had planned. I was thinking of 15 horse power and a 38 inch deck. I have mowed about an acre, I think I will like it.
I think that is more than enough farm news. Time seems to speeding up again. The weeks go by so fast. I don't like Spring to go fast. I wish there was a way to slow things down. I love this time of year. These are hectic times for many people and, in a way, it is nice to evolve into the slower days of Summer.
Were heading into a time when it is important to focus on the positive. Forget the petty differences you have with neighbors and family. Pay attention to the love that is always there. We have come a long way, our consciousness, as a group, has been raising consistently. We are able to see through the manipulations of those who would control, more and more easily. This fact, has the consequences, of making things seem worse. The folks, who have been accustomed to controlling us with fear, feel their control slipping away. They are trying everything they can to get us into more armed conflict. They are especially adept at setting one group against another. We need to pay then no heed. We need to use our energy, to increase the awareness of our people. We do this by finding a way to love everybody and everything. Simply, focus, only on what is loving. And do your best not to react to what is not loving. These emotional storms will soon be over. The new world is dawning.
Love and Peace, Gregg
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