Lambing is over and it is great to have contented Mums and their lambs in the paddocks.

It was a very wet and cold winter and early Spring with paddocks under water and all sheds  wet with the exception of the shearing shed that became the refuge from the biting cold winds, hail and driving rain that kept coming through in August and September.

I am not exhibiting sheep this year as it has been too hard to prepare show sheep and at the same time manage ewes and lambs. It is not worth exposing lambs to the weather while show sheep are warm and dry in the shed. Lambs come before ribbons.

The shows are fun and I am sure that I will get withdrawal symptoms. I did attend the Royal Geelong Show where Peartree Ryelands have had success in the past few years  - but only as a spectator. Good to catch up with friends and see good sheep in all breeds.

Lambing time

We are well into lambing with some really lovely lambs this year. Lots of singles when we usually get twins so wonder if this means another drought coming. Also an abundance of ram lambs which is not what we ordered!

It has to be the wettest and coldest winter we have had in 10 years -mud and water everywhere and sheds have had water through them so girls and lambs are still brought into the shearing shed at night to provide them with shelter. Here they come - the little hoodlums racing up the ramp to bed!

Lots of foxes around this year and good to know that Siri and Choccy are babysitting while mums are off having a moment to themselves

We have had some very heavy frost with minus 4 degrees celcius and the sheep were white with frost. The photos look more like sheep in the Ryelands' home country rather than where we are situated in south-east Australia. I think they enjoyed the crisp mornings as they gambolled like lambs as they came up for breakfast - even though the girls are only about 4 weeks away from lambing.