Here We Go Again

The lamb whisperers say "pssst...did you see the new gal?"

A traditional dark red heifer calf was born 5 pm the 12th to Lil Hot Shot. She is nursing and getting along quite well. Her blonde half-sister looks on as if to say "are you ready to play with me yet?"

They are now in our back wooded pasture for a bit.

Now we await Hot Cocoa who was supposedly due yesterday, and her mother Flicker who has also developed an udder. They were bred to Jack Frost who had a heck of a time getting any time with them due to Andes Mint, our Shetland ram, cozying up to them. Apparently he prefers the company of the goats to his own ladies! We were worried that Flicker wasn't going to get bred as she had an early miscarriage (Andes' or Jack's???), the season was getting late, and Andes kept pestering her. Obviously Jack was cunning enough. Being that Milly lost 2 boys and Molly had a boy...we are SO hoping for some little cashmere does.

Supposed to be a cold night down to about 33 degrees...where in the world did that come from? I'll have to run down to the garden and cover any perishables before dark! We've had a few lettuce and spinach salads with fresh radishes, several small pots of mixed greens, and a handful each of snow peas and snap peas. I'm anxious for the fresh beets! I've just repotted all the veggies I've been unable to plant due to all the rain. After tonight I'll get them set out when the boys allow me a few minutes.