Saying goodbye is bittersweet. We've enjoyed having Lucy and Lulu a part of our farm family. It's wonderful to have seen them grow up and be happy little sheep at Bear Valley Farm. But now they are big sheep ready to find a new home at the Dierk's family farm in West Bend. Lucy and Lulu did not enjoy being put in the trailer, but once we started on the road they calmed down, taking in some amazing sights for the first time. Sights like whizzing down the freeway at 60 miles per hour and giant Semi-trucks passing them by. What were those big noisy things?
Having arrived at their new home, Lucy and Lulu quickly jumped out of the trailer and immediately dashed off to the flock of sheep grazing in the north field. The new herd took to the newcomers quite readily. Before we left, the herd was brought into the barn so we could say goodbye up close. It was nice seeing #31, #32, and #34 again. These were our very own sheep from three years ago. And one of their new lambs made quick friends with Lucy and Lulu. They were inseparable the whole time we were there. It was heart-warming to see.
We know that Lucy and Lulu have found a good home in West Bend. And I'm sure we'll be visiting them again sometime in the future. Goodbye little big sheep. You brought us a lot of joy. Now go and have a great life, make baby lambs, and eat plenty of grass.