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Tag Archives: Sheep
What a Difference a Day Makes
They say about our part of the country, “If you don’t like the weather, wait 15 minutes.” Well, from yesterday to today there has been a bit of a shift. Here are the sheep grazing in our north pasture in … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog, Sheep
Tagged change, pandemic, seasons, Sheep, spring, weather
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Blogging in a Time of Pandemic
Isn’t it a loving God who put inside each of us the yearning to belong—to feel the presence of others—to complete someone else and have them complete us? Perhaps Covid-19 is the earth’s way of crying out to us. It … Continue reading
Posted in Faith, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog, Sheep, Social Political Issues
Tagged bilbo, Covid-19, guardian dog, lectionary, pandemic, Sheep, virus
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Springtime Sprouts
Life has been happening fast at and around Heatherhope these days. Back in the hay field the alfalfa and grass that Chauncey II and III (or is it III and IV?) planted a couple of weeks ago are just minutely … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Faith, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Sheep, Spirituality, Uncategorized
Tagged Gordon Watt, hospitality, kline creek farm, Sheep, Sheepdogs
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Triplets Born As First Lambs of 2018
As I write this there is still a dusting of snow on the ground, but spring and new life are heralding the Easter season. The purple finch is singing it’s boisterous song just outside the window. And we are in … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Sheep
Tagged Easter, ewe, lambs, life, Sheep, triplets
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There Are Two Kinds of People
“There are two kinds of people in this world: Those who divide everyone into two kinds of people, and those who don’t.” I put this in quotes because I’m sure I heard it somewhere before. I Googled it and found … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Sheep
Tagged animals, diversity, Dogs, polarization, Sheep, stereotyping
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The Animals Teach Us Advent Expectation
‘Tis the season for expectation. Pregnant waiting. Yearning flavored with confidence. Confidence born of experience. Advent has always been a favorite time for me. Of course, as a child, it all led up to that moment when we drove home … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Church, Faith, Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Prayer, Reflections on Sunday Readings, Spirituality
Tagged advent, Border Collies, expectation, Sheep, Smeagol, waiting, watching
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Weeding God’s Garden
Whose Dominion? We just turned over from spring to summer. Everything is growing. It is a time to test my resolve to respect God’s dominion and consider my own. I go out, armed with my tank full of 2,4-D strapped … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Sheep
Tagged dominion. Creation, nature, Sheep, thistles, weeds
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Farm Stroll-Meet and Greet Lambs
Last year we were a part of the first ever Farm Stroll coordinated by the University of Illinois Extension in DeKalb County. Families and individuals could visit a number of small, specialized farms in the county, and many of them enjoyed … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, Farm Diary, John's Posts, Sheep
Tagged DeKalb, Extension, farm stroll, farming, farms, Meet and Greet the Lambs, Sheep, University of Illinois
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Taking Life and Death Personally
Number 248 comes to me. She noses my leg. I’m fussing with yet another ram lamb who stumbles and falls and is far too wet in her bottom fleece. I’m putting mineral in the feeders and watching if this ram … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Sheep
Tagged disease, lambs, livestock, Sheep, vegan, vegeterian, veterinarian
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Meet and Greet the Lambs June 6
Heatherhope Farm invites everyone to “Meet and Greet the Lambs 2015” set for Saturday, June 6, from 11:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. We have 50 sheep on hand with 19 of them being lambs born the first few weeks of … Continue reading
Posted in Border Collies, John's Posts, Sheep
Tagged meet and greet, picnic, Sheep, Sheepdogs
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