Lamb Update

Our lambs are getting big.

Already a month old.

Time to move to the front pasture

to join the other sheep.

This is Dazs' & Callie's little ewe.

She's tempting me to keep her.

Daz & Ralene gave us this gorgeous lilac guy.

He knows he's pretty.

Auburn & Flora's ram is really nice with very dark black.

Those two are best buddies!

Hawthorn & Twinkle's ram will be a wonderful fiber pet.

He's super friendly.

His little twin sister is precious.

She is reserved already for a new fiber flock in TX.

In a few weeks, more lambs are expected and three ewes will move to the lambing area.

For now, it is nice to see them all together

and fun to see cars stop in front of the farm to watch the little ones bounce around.

You have made known to me the paths of life;

you will fill me with joy in your presence.

Acts 2:28

Brownie

Our kind-hearted college boy

brought home another animal today ~

a sweet solid brown Boer goat.

Brownie

He's been working this semester at the AG school goat facility and just came to love this little girl.  He wasn't happy ending the semester and not knowing what would become of her 

so of course he brought her home to live on the farm.

You may remember that last semester he worked at 

the horse barn and brought home a barn cat.

We are limiting him to one adoption per semester. ;)

Blessed is he who is kind to the needy.

Proverbs 14:21

Field Trip on the Farm

This week we hosted our first

Field Trip

for a homeschool group.

They drove an hour and a half to get here.

Fifteen kids ages three to nine

for three hours.

They toured all the animals

and hopefully learned some new things about them,

gathered the eggs,
rode a horse,

had a picnic lunch,

played on the tractor and gator,

planted flower seeds to take home,

watched a spinning demonstration,

and made little felted wool balls.

It was a whirlwind

but oh, so, fun!

Wish I had been able to take more pictures
but I was a little busy. ;)

We feel so blessed to be able to share our farm with others because God allows us to enjoy it everyday.

The Lord has done great things for us,

and we are filled with joy.

Psalm 126:3

Hail!

Our spring garden was coming along so nicely.

lettuce

turnips

broccoli

onions, califlower, and sugar snap peas

purple salvia

I took those photos yesterday afternoon.

And then...

HAIL!

up to 1.25 inch stones of ice

60 mph winds and driving rain came with it.

To say Oklahoma's weather is temper-mental 

would be an understatement.

lettuce after

broccoli after

onions, califlower, and sugar snap peas

onions

same salvia plant

I don't want to show you any more pictures of the flower garden.  It was just starting to bloom and it's down right depressing.

But still we are blessed.

All our animals are fine.

Our house has no marks left on it.

And our kids who were all out at different activities were safe.

Exodus 9:19

Give an order now to bring your livestock and everything you have in the field to a place of shelter, because the hail will fall on every man and animal that has not been brought in and is still out in the field...

Lamentations 3:23

Great is His faithfulness; 

His mercies begin afresh each morning.