A Bowl of Lambs

I decided to sell my sheep & lambs this year in order to cut back on expenses.Now I'm having second thoughts.I definately would miss lambing season, the harbinger of spring.They arrive the same time robins and Canadian geese return.The past few days have been delightfully mild and I was able to get a few loads of manure out of the barn yesterday with the help of my son.Fertilzer for my mammouth garden.Sweetpea (mama ewe)and the other adult sheep are due for shearing, as you can see.Today I called the sheep shearer .She'll be a beauty queen once again but right now she looks down right nasty,as all sheep do this time of year.This morning I noticed a shadow of green across the muddy chicken yard.It's a promise that spring is at the very gates.~~~~~ however,once you've lived through as many spring March & Aprils as I have you know better than to put the snow shovel away. (:>

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (C.H.O.P.)held it's Tenth Annual Pediatric Trauma Symposium here at the Union League of Philadelphia (built in 1856).This is where my daughter, Jamie, and I spent 2 days this past Friday & Saturday sponging up information from some of the best speakers in the country sharing their expertise in pediatric trauma related issues.Super weekend , loved being in Philly (but 2 days is enough of city life for me). We learned a great deal that we can apply and perhaps share at our own mother ship facility of north central Pa, Geisinger Medical Center in Danville,a very dynamic hospital of which I am very, VERY proud to belong .

I returned home and this morning I have my own little pediatric ward .SweetPea had 2 little lambs last night, a girl & a boy! (:>

The Treasure House of Snow!!

AHHHHHHH!! More snow!! What am I to think?? Hey AL , Washinton wouldn't be a little white,would it?

The Florida Keys

Americans have voluntarily cut back on driving cars and wasting gasoline.Now there is more FAMILY TIME at home.

Dealing With Global Warming

In light of the tropical turn the earth is coursing upon,Americans have rallied together with ingenious ideas of how to stop the wasteful use of electricity and other sources of energy. This family has allowed the natural use of SNOW to insulate their windows and thus avoid wasteful use of gasoline in snowblowers.


How 'bout this beaut of an idea? Toss out the old refrigerator and use ORGANIC REFRIGERATION !

Bandy

Wallah! They are growing nicely and feathered out.Two appear to be roosters and one a future hen. I call them my toy chickens.Little nick-knacks.Small enough to put up on a shelf.

Bandy Hen

This little gal couldn't wait until spring.She laid her tiny eggs in the horse bucket in one of the barn stalls.I paid it no mind since it was so cold .I couldn't imagine that they would actually hatch out.Well, once she accumulted the number that satisfied her,she took up residence & brooded upon them in December. Lo !! Six actually did hatch! Three died of various causes .She has three left.I wisked them out of the barn & brought them into the cellar and placed them in the turkey cage & hung a brooder light over them. They are quite beautiful now.I think because I give them a slice of pizza every day. (:>