"If it weren't for lambing and sugaring, I'd never make it through this time of year" quoted Reeve Linbergh in Richard Brown's
The View from the Kingdom. The two have always been intertwined with each other and March in New England.
A few days ago, while visiting a friend's farm, I found this newborn lamb in the field, literally minutes old.
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| She was the second, and much smaller, of surprise twins. |
We got the farmer, who led the new family to the barn.
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| Farm animals know where the action is. |
There, he dried her off, encouraged her to eat, and introduced her to the very inquisitive Mabel.
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| Others were equally inquisitive, and joined the queue. |
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| I was able to hold her... |
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| ...as well as another ewe's male, much bigger despite being only a day and a half older. |
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| You never know who is going to show up next. |
Today, day three, Little Fannie is thriving - active and eating heartily.
19 comments:
Thank you for sharing this lovely post!! Made me laugh and smile so much, and made me miss our old
farm. Love your blog Muffy!
Krystle
I think that cow was a Lab in a past life . . . all are adorable!
I can almost smell the wonderful farm scents!
Bitsy
What a cute story. My Grandmother had her 84th birthday last weekend. One of her big birthday adventures was us taking her to a family friends farm and letting her pet the Spring baby lambs - when she was growing up, every Spring for her birthday she would get a lamb from her parents, and would always name the lamb George! Not sure why it was always George but too sweet not to share.
Your farm/animal/New England countryside posts are my favorites! This one was just wonderful. Not to worry, I love good accessories and clothes as much as the next person, but these just make me smile.
Thank you.
Simply wonderful...that picture of you with the lamb and the sniffing cow is priceless!!
Love this post. My parents kept sheep and I remember bottle-feeding lambs in our kitchen, back in the 1970s. Baby goats, too. Nothing sweeter, these signs of spring.
Great photos! They're sooo cute!
Dear Muffy,
I am a new "fan" of The Daily Prep and I, too, love all of your farm related posts...my grandfather ran a dairy farm in central Massachusetts for 40 years and I miss that farm more than one could ever imagine. I think it's wonderful you are raising your son to appreciate and respect the farming industry...he is very fortunate to have such parents! ~Michelle
Thank you so much for posting your beautiful pictures. I grew up on a farm, but with my husband in the military, we don't get back often enough. What a wonderful blessing of spring!
This post made me think of the beginning of Milo and Otis (aka the meaning of life). Made me smile. I agree with others, the farm posts are definitely my favorites.
I wish I had a little fanny......
I love this post - the animals following Kingsley to the barn and all the animals wanting a peek and sniff of the baby lambs. You look amazing as always, I love that sweater. What fun - many thanks!
Muffy's posts get better and better!
"It's alarming how charming it is to be a'farming" (The Who 1972)
Muffy's posts get better and better!
"It's alarming how charming it is to be a'farming" (The Who, 1972)
As the first person in my family to leave the Boston area since they first came on the Mayflower, I am living in all places, Texas, your blog is a breath of that old familiar. I am now properly homesick !
Reminds me of my pet lamb that had to be bottled fed-that was the best pet ever!
I give muffy alot of credit, for jumping right in and not being worried about getting dirty. I have alot of respect for that. Two thumbs up.
What a precious little baby; the runt. I hope she is continuing to thrive! I'm such an animal lover, I would cry at the sight of her!
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