Spring things

Our turkeys are laying eggs...in nest boxes, which is quite a coup. They tend to want to lay out in the field and then we loose them (the eggs and the turkey hens) until a raccoon finds them and that's not good for anyone.

Asparagus is poking up.

AND THE BARN IS BEING READIED FOR SHEEP AND GOATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

6 Southdown sheep (2 ewes and their 4 lambs) are arriving next weekend. At the end of May, we'll be adding two Nubian doelings that are terribly cute and hugable. There will be many, many pictures. Promise.

Most drab clothesline ever

But, here's what is in bloom tonight to make up for it:

The fiber post

Look - I made a cowl with the crazy colored yarn.

And another cowl from handspun Rambouillet.

And socks of COLORS.

Also, Bill made our first beer label, and gave us the name Sweaty Owl Rainy Day Part Time Brewery.
 

Growing things

Spring is going to come to Indiana if only through the force of my will... I will force it to come by planting radishes in my cold frame.

The radishes, along with spinach, cauliflower, turnips and cabbage were planted last week and yesterday I added some lettuce, Brussels sprouts, leeks, broccoli, parsnips and beets. That sounds like a lot, but it's only a row of each. Until we put up our chicken-proof fence, I've only got a limited area for planting. I also tilled for peas which I hope to plant tomorrow.

I am even more excited about planting this year because Bill bought me a seeder for Valentines Day. After the chicken plucker for my birthday last year, I think this will be my favorite not-really-a-present-but-it-amuses-me-to-pretend.


Tomatoes and peppers plants are growing in aquarium of toilet paper tubes.

Coop and Corrie are still growing too. This morning, as I attempted to repair my homemade lightbox from kitten damage, they decided to inflict more damage.

Here is Corrie stepping holes in the tissue paper and attacking a strip of tape that was surely asking for it.

I have fiber photos to show you too... Maybe I'll write two posts in one week which might keep my mom from nagging me about blogging for a little while??

Coopworth says hello

And he promises to make me blog a real post soon...

Coopworth, photography assistant

This weekend I was taking photos for my newish little Etsy shop and Coopworth decided he wanted to help. His contribution was jumping into my homemade light box and dispersing little black hairs all over the white background.

So helpful.

He also felt the need to distract me...

...with cuteness.

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Mardi Gras yarn!

Does your winter landscape need some color? Today seems like a good day to celebrate vibrant things. I spun this yarn from little nubbins of unrelated fiber - it was a mix of colors and sheep breeds. So many colors is way outside my comfort zone, but I'm rather in love with the result.

I split the nubbins into a warm pile and a cool pile and then spun each pile as a single, then plied them together.

So bright!!