I Turn On My Peacock I know this title seems charged with sexual innuendo just to catch your attention so you’ll keep reading. Sadly, the title is entirely true. (Also, I want to catch your attention so you’ll keep reading.) Our peacock Ben really does find me attractive, which I find unnerving. Peacocks routinely fan […]
Winter Chores Here’s a much-abbreviated but typical morning of winter chores at Rising Moon Farm: Get dressed in insulated overalls, big boots, wool sweater, barn coat, and accessories. Trudge out to goat barn. Pet barn cats. Climb up into the hay loft, hard to do because of insulated overalls and big boots. Feed cats. Toss […]
Woman Who Runs With Sheep I have no one to blame but myself, since it was my idea. Our flock of sixty ewes had grazed down the newly fenced north pasture, and now the sheep were out of food at the west end. My partner Melissa and I needed to run the sheep all the […]
The Five Dollar LlamaGuard llamas must be big, bad, and ready to stomp a coyote to mush should one threaten our sheep. We need serious guard llamas to protect our vulnerable lambs, which is why we’ve paid $400 for every llama on the farm. Until now. The other day Melissa went to the local livestock […]