Autumn calls

I was going to try and fight it.  August seemed ever so quickly to go from single digits to double digits, but the rate at which we hit the 20's was outlandish.  Soon enough the weather was in on it too.  Cooler breezes, bigger brighter clouds, even a few leaves changing.  Just enough to gang up on me and outnumber my "I dont want summer to end" fit. 

They say the first step to any, shall we say "fault", is to acknowledge the problem. Well I acknowledge that I am an ADD, OCD, workaholic who can't sit till for two seconds to save my life, madman. I admit it. But it's not solving any problems for me, I just realize that I’m nuts. Who are they anyway.. and what do they know?

I set a goal of finishing a house project or two and then capped it for the summer.  But soon I found myself into antique table restoration, and furniture salvaging / making.  Funny thing is, this chair that I had found in the dumpster of all places (and later restored) has become Noah's new spot long before I could even tell you what its like to sit in it.  And now the fall duties have crept up on me.  The calendar tried to tell me this a few weeks ago; the weather had started yelling it.  But it wasn't until I realized all the ram lambs were running around mounting eachother that it dawned on me...  Oh yeah.  Its breeding season.

Windy Knob is still in the midst of selling its few remaining breeding lambs, and of course our humanely raised grass fed lamb will be available at the end of September.  But what I find ironic is that this "year" isn't quite finished, and yet as a shepherd I have to plan out the next month, in order to plan out the five months thereafter which lead to birthing.  One wrong move (or shorted out fenceline) and my 2 am barn checks could be in the roughest parts of January instead of mid March.

The lambs are looking better than ever after an incredible pasture season.  I was basically able to save and revitalize one of our largest pastures, and sustain all the sheep on just the two pastures with more than enough to spare.  Above is Ulysses and Chester on the left, and Ike and Woodrow on the right.  One of our Moorit Ewe lamb twins, Alaina, is on the right.  Contact us at windyknobfarms@yahoo.com for more information.     

Finishing up main floor remodels, restoring furniture, moving-shearing-prepping and ... almost added breeding sheep, but that wouldn't exactly come out like I meant it.  Anyway its been a great summer.  And to think that Fall is often my favorite time of year.  The colors in the area are amazing enough to draw visitors from around the world, taking their vacations in the same area I get to live in; a blessing I will never tire of.  The beautiful colors, the cool weather, and the honeycrisp apples.   'Nuff said.  Let my OCD ADD or what ever you want to call it, run away with me. I'll have the rest of my life to rest right? Does anyone around Windy Knob just relax and take it easy?  There's got to be someone who gets to relax and take in the views isn't there?  Why Yes.

Funny you should ask.  

Have you met my disproportioned, all leg, Great Dane named Milos?