It's a fun and demanding time for us at the farm. We've got lambs coming out our ears, not literally of course; but almost! And it's just a little stressful when we have to introduce the new lambs to the rest of the sheep family. There's always a mad scuffle of mamas trying to protect their young ones from the other big scary sheep and all the activity of other new lambs running around excitedly at the prospect of more additions to the fold. On top of it all, the lambs need to be tagged, banded, and vaccinated, which is a little painful--not just for the lambs but the shepherd too. But after a few hours, all the lambs get used to each other and are playing and romping around with joyous abandon. There's the payoff. What a joy to see a bunch of baby sheep playing together and taking naps together and exploring together. Well, I could go on and on, but I'll let these latest pics do the talking:
