I started did my share of stacking hay, but eventually Dan and Chris got involved and at that point I got to use gravity and throw the hay off the stack while Dan dragged it inside and Chris (age 17) stacked it. We filled 3 horse stalls and part of the aisle of the horse barn. These are HEAVY bales--a lot of them are over 125 pounds and up to 150 pounds.

So the hay was in, the sky was fresh and blue this morning, and the weather was perfect. I spent the day with a ewe and lambs at the local feed store where they were having a Grand Opening for their new store. Nice weather, good food (that's always important), and I sold a few handwoven pieces.

It's finally breeding season. I put the rams in with the ewes on Tuesday and 16 sheep are marked already. Here are some of Houdini's girls. I sure hope that we get some rain before my November shearing date because these ewes are really green. Ranger's ewes aren't marked nearly as much--different brand of marker I think.