Happy New Year - Brrrrrrrrr!

A chilly, beautiful sunrise over the snow covered Green Mountains.

Hello on Sunday January 5th, 2014.  We have been having incredibly cold weather and wind chills below zero here in Vermont.  I can tell you, it certainly doesn't take me long to do chores.............YIPES!  We have been shutting the barn up at night with all of the sheep inside.  My ram Custer and his three wether buddies, Chet,Cecil and Spartacus, are in a pasture with two sheds, packed with hay and they seem to be doing O.K.  My three little boys Fergus (7 month old Shetland ram) and his two wether buddies, Franklin and Fritz, are up in a shed and very cozy in their house!  It's a beautiful sunny day this morning but then we have rain/sleet coming in Sunday night into Monday.   I have to say this is some crazy weather and I sure wish Spring was a lot closer.  The attached picture was yesterday morning's sky.  It was so beautiful but so very cold.

I am thrilled that Aries, the ram I picked up from Hope in NH,  has found such a good home at Sheltie Meadow farm.  Also my handsome Thistle has gone to a wonderful farm "A WIng and a Prayer Farm" in Shaftsbury,Vt.  Both boys should be very happy with their girls.  It certainly makes life alot easier here at Maybelle Farm to only have a couple of rams.  We had a nice Christmas with our children and grandchildren. New Years Eve was very quiet and I didn't even stay up to see the ball drop.  We wish everyone a very Happy, Healthy New Year. So-long from Maybelle MaMa.

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