Weekend at Home

A weekend at home is the norm for us—not pandemic related. We don’t live in a scenic forest or near a beach, but we are grateful that we live in a place where we can be outside and enjoy whatever is around us. I’m sharing photos of our world.

One of the last hollyhocks from the dye garden.

Here is what the hollyhock plot looks like now. Well, it did. I cut down all those dry stalks and left the base of the plants to regrow. The plot to the right is the weld which has all dried out also. I will water that and let it regrow from seed.

The wisteria is blooming for a second time this year.

Crepe myrtle.

These are two of the three young turkeys that have been hanging around the barn. Dust bath time.

Yesterday morning this plane made it rounds over us and then I think dropped down over the almonds up the road.

This is Meridian Ruthie. Doesn’t she have beautiful horns? She has been selected by a breeder in Pennsylvania and will be on the road in August along with a couple of lambs.

If you read this blog regularly you know that horn configuration is one of the Jacob traits that I care about. This ewe lambs horns are not as desirable as the ewe above although she will still be registered. She is a four horn ewe but the horns grew close together and the two on her right have fused to look like one horn. On the other side there are two horns, but there is no space between them and the lower has broken off.

Speaking of horns, this ram lamb has a nice looking head with two horns. It is important to have a wide spread so that the horns don’t start growing too near the jaw.

Here is a 4-horn ram with nice potential—space between the horns at the base and a nice shape. I just listed him on the ram lamb page. I had him marked down on my list as a ewe so hadn’t put him on the ram page. That was obviously wrong.

I’e been spending a lot of time out in the shop weaving.

This is a confusing photo, but I took it to show how I can use a mirror to help with a warp that is problematic. There is a better view below.

I can easily glance at the mirror to make sure that the shed (the opening between the different layers of threads) is clear and there won’t be a mistake if I throw the shuttle through. This is a double width project so the warp is more dense than usual and that can sometimes cause trouble.