IMG_4052-webSpringtime on the farm - a double rainbow
Date: 05/17/2008
Springime on the farm - a double rainbow
20060504_IMG_0056Shearer Tom and Greg take a break during shearing on full wool sacks
Date: 05/04/2006
Shearer Tom and Greg take a break during shearing on full wool sacks
20060510_IMG_0054Sheep on pasture in the spring
Date: 05/10/2006
Sheep on pasture in the spring
IMG_0705Our barns which Greg built
Date: 04/23/2006
Our barns which Greg built
IMG_0720Our sheep on pasture. We use rotational grazing with our sheep all spring, summer and fall.
Date: 04/23/2006
Our sheep on pasture. We use rotational grazing with our sheep all spring, summer and fall.
IMG_0746Gordon, our Great Pyrennese guard dog. He keeps the coyotes away from our sheep.
Date: 05/02/2006
Gordon, our Great Pyrennese guard dog. He keeps the coyotes away from our sheep.
IMG_0747Shearing occurs every April
Date: 08/10/2008
Shearing occurs every April
IMG_0753A senior citizen group from Rochester, MN came to watch shearing
Date: 05/03/2006
A senior citizen group from Rochester, MN came to watch shearing
IMG_0763A student from Pepin Area Schools helps to weigh the wool during their visit to watch shearing
Date: 08/10/2008
A student from Pepin Area Schools helps to weigh the wool during their visit to watch shearing
IMG_0765School groups from area schools come during shearing to learn and have fun too
Date: 05/04/2006
School groups from area schools come during shearing to learn and have fun too
IMG_0768Judie demonstrates spinning to area school groups that visit our farm during shearing to show the rest of the process
Date: 05/04/2006
Judie demonstrates spinning to area school groups that visit our farm during shearing to show the rest of the process
IMG_0773Judie talking to school groups about wool and wool products
Date: 05/04/2006
Judie talking to school groups about wool and wool products
IMG_0779Students watching Judie demonstrating spinning - taking wool and making it into yarn
Date: 05/04/2006
Students watching Judie demonstrating spinning - taking wool and making it into yarn
IMG_0781Students get to try their hand at carding the wool, one of the first steps before spinning wool into yarn
Date: 08/10/2008
Students get to try their hand at carding the wool, one of the first steps before spinning wool into yarn
IMG_0813Climbing into the wool sacks during shearing
Date: 08/10/2008
Climbing into the wool sacks during shearing
IMG_0821Greg packing the wool into the wool sack during shearing. We fill over 15 sacks a year
Date: 08/10/2008
Greg packing the wool into the wool sack during shearing. We fill over 15 sacks a year
IMG_1454Judie's vegetable garden and one of her flower beds
Date: 07/26/2006
Judie's vegetable garden and one of her flower beds
IMG_1466Our Grandchildren with orphan lambs
Date: 07/29/2006
Our Grandchildren with orphan lambs
IMG_1469Our Grandchildren feeding some of the orphan lambs
Date: 07/29/2006
Our Grandchildren feeding some of the orphan lambs
IMG_1507Neighbor children have fun coming to see and feeding the orphan lambs
Date: 08/04/2006
Neighbor children have fun coming to see and feeding the orphan lambs
IMG_1769There is even a sheep in Judie's flower garden
Date: 08/08/2006
There is even a sheep in Judie's flower garden
IMG_1773Some of Judie's flower beds
Date: 08/08/2006
Some of Judie's flower beds
IMG_1828One of our pea hens
Date: 08/17/2006
One of our pea hens
IMG_1832A Pea Cock with the rams and chickens in the background
Date: 08/17/2006
A Pea Cock with the rams and chickens in the background
IMG_1835Beautiful Pea Cock
Date: 08/17/2006
Beautiful Pea Cock
IMG_1845We have geese too
Date: 08/17/2006
We have geese too
IMG_3470Winter on the farm
Date: 12/09/2007
Winter on the farm