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Tag Archives: Sheep
It’s Life! Lambs at Heatherhope
Consideration of torn ligaments, aching joints and joint replacements have caused Connie and me to not breed and lamb these past couple of years. The absence of lambs has left a hollowness in our lives each spring. Because, like all … Continue reading
Posted in Farm Diary, Featured, John's Posts, Pandemic Blog, Sheep
Tagged creation, ewes, lambing, lambs, pandemic, Proverbs, Sheep
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Easter 4B: Good Shepherd Sunday and Earth Day
The Gospel reading for this Sunday is part of John chapter 10–Jesus discourse on himself as the Good Shepherd (John 10:11-18). Wendell Berry distinguishes between farmers who are married to the land and others who rape the land. I see … Continue reading
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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