This season has brought sorrow though. I do not know how the ewes feel, only how I feel. We have had stillborn lambs and just today I found the small runt (survivor of twins or triplets, I may never know) dead at three days old. Between times of flowing tears, I question what could I have done differently to prevent each of these deaths.
Mostly I hope my excitement about the thriving lambs will replace the sorrow I feel this morning.
From the apparent width of some ewes, there are more lambs coming. Spring is a time of inherent hopefulness as Mother Nature brings new life in a myriad of ways.
Here are some pictures of the newcomers to our Jacob flock:
Marilyn and her ewe lamb, Magnolia
Bettina and her ewe lamb, Begonia (also pictured are side of Sasha and head of Mandy)
Izzy (Isabella) and her now deceased ewe lamb, Ivy
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