Sheep in the Valley

Busy, crazy week. Will we get moved out to the land? Will we get the office done? Will we get the fencing up? Will Fairy Dust have her kid/s?

Roof is going on and Earthbags are going in. 

We have been moving stuff, building, cleaning and taking down fence to put it up again on the land. This past week Richard got the roof started on the office, and I got the Earthbag foundation going. I have moved a lot of gravel. I'm sore and tired and we aren't there yet.

New home

We got the camper put back together (water tanks and hoses) and moved it out to the land.

Goat yard

Richard got the gate up for the goat yard, and most of the corner posts and H-braces done. We also got the posts in for the boy llama yard and plan on moving them and the chickens up there tomorrow. Yep, things are moving fast now. We are running out of time.

Pigs play ball

At home, with the return of Harley, we celebrated by getting them a new toy. Well, it's their only toy. And I ordered it when Harley was missing, hoping to keep Chloe from getting depressed. I'm not sure if they like the ball--certainly not as much as food, but it looks cute in their pig pen.

Sheep family

The Valley is alive and awake as the warm weather moves in. Things are happening...Ag sprinklers are running, ditches are flowing with water to irrigate the fields, and the sheep are out, free ranging the area. We have seen several real cowboys out herding sheep, and one training what looks to be a wild horse colt, although I'm not sure how that can happen. Yesterday as we drove out to our land, we saw so many sheep between Jaroso and San Luis. There were sheep in the road, sheep near the road, sheep among the sage brush, sheep everywhere. And the wild horses were grazing near the road too. We have seen several herds now. South of San Luis there appear to be two herds. One is all male, and the other is mostly female with their babies in tow. Interesting. I wonder why they are split up like that?

Sheep herd

We may not have any photos for a while as we transition computers, but I'll post them when I can.