tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post4614310097477547366..comments2024-03-28T05:56:52.754-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: A Visit to the Maternity Ward.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger24125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-10099882430353139782009-03-11T02:56:00.000-07:002009-03-11T02:56:00.000-07:00Breed of sheep.These are mules, not thoroughbreds ...Breed of sheep.<BR/>These are mules, not thoroughbreds - bred entirely for meat I am afraid.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-56114879390551032332009-03-10T20:57:00.000-07:002009-03-10T20:57:00.000-07:00Brings back many (mostly) fond memories of nights ...Brings back many (mostly) fond memories of nights in the maternity ward....<BR/><BR/>One year we had all black lambs, - What a sight on the hillside. I miss those days....<BR/><BR/>Thank you for a peek at someone else's lambing adventures.Hildredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05420791064923078834noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-46363765165993338612009-03-10T20:11:00.000-07:002009-03-10T20:11:00.000-07:00Oh Weaver, this was wonderful to see.. the sweet l...Oh Weaver, this was wonderful to see.. the sweet little things.. I want to pick them up and sit them on my knee... I never knew that about the sheep ingesting the fetus..They know how to survive... and great idea with the numbering!!<BR/> the mothers in waiting look like they can't figure out what to do with themselves...<BR/><BR/> the whole scene feels so cozy!!Gwen Buchananhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13410235558740636534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-58696771953595019082009-03-10T18:29:00.000-07:002009-03-10T18:29:00.000-07:00Oh how gorgeous they are. I can smell that matern...Oh how gorgeous they are. I can smell that maternity ward now. How interesting about the ewes ingesting the unwanted lambs when the weather is too cold. A lovely post.BThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16800917080090010655noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-374224491944149832009-03-10T09:49:00.000-07:002009-03-10T09:49:00.000-07:00Seems to be a pretty general opinion that lambs ar...Seems to be a pretty general opinion that lambs are cute! Yes - they do grow up into sheep = and sheep can be frustrating - but (if you are not vegetarian) they make delicious chops. As our local farmer says - lambs often have a short life but a merry one - and if no-one ate meat then there would be no lambs. Feel a bit ambivalent about it myself but can see his point.<BR/>Woman in a window - the shed wall is made of concrete although I can see whay you thought from the photograph that it was planking.<BR/>Will post more photographs when they grow up a bit.<BR/>They may look cuddly but their coats feel a bit like pan scrapers = they are certainly not soft and fluffy. Thanks for the comments.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-1327023988093401462009-03-10T08:50:00.000-07:002009-03-10T08:50:00.000-07:00Hello Weaver,The lambs are cute and it's fun to se...Hello Weaver,<BR/><BR/>The lambs are cute and it's fun to see them gambolling around in the field too! But they grow into sheep and when we lived near Glencoe, feral sheep made our lives "frustrating"!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-51295543628094849202009-03-10T05:19:00.000-07:002009-03-10T05:19:00.000-07:00I wish you hadn't added that last sentence.Well, n...I wish you hadn't added that last sentence.<BR/><BR/>Well, no, perhaps not. I didn't know that - and yes, nature is wonderful. (Sort of!)<BR/><BR/>LucyLucy Corranderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743561298706555813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-42731773046989046062009-03-10T03:30:00.000-07:002009-03-10T03:30:00.000-07:00Loved your maternity ward - the biggest, most grea...Loved your maternity ward - the biggest, most greatest Aaaah! factor I've seen all year!Dave Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08430484174826768488noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-1420469678522532382009-03-09T19:58:00.000-07:002009-03-09T19:58:00.000-07:00Aww...those little guys are so sweet!Aww...those little guys are so sweet!Tess Kincaidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04889725786678984293noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-90252980866108390892009-03-09T19:03:00.000-07:002009-03-09T19:03:00.000-07:00Oh, gosh. Thanks so much for sharing this. How I...Oh, gosh. Thanks so much for sharing this. How I would love to see it all in person!! You have such a lovely life, Weaver!Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-69672326867618915462009-03-09T16:26:00.000-07:002009-03-09T16:26:00.000-07:00The lambs are cute but I've got my eye on that she...The lambs are cute but I've got my eye on that shed wall. Is that impossibly wide planking? Oh, my heart. That can't be.Woman in a Windowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14747858840088922077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-56915954053309149162009-03-09T16:06:00.000-07:002009-03-09T16:06:00.000-07:00I love to see lambs playing.It's a memory from my ...I love to see lambs playing.<BR/>It's a memory from my childhood.<BR/>We lived in a very small village opposite a farm.Michala Gyetvai (Kayla coo)https://www.blogger.com/profile/05120726257649689149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-48902394932954643662009-03-09T15:42:00.000-07:002009-03-09T15:42:00.000-07:00How gorgeous! And how lucky for you to be there in...How gorgeous! And how lucky for you to be there in the midst of all this, Weaver. It'll be nice to see photos of them growing up too!Raph G. Neckmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02468502742144495020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-53750885592530425442009-03-09T15:19:00.000-07:002009-03-09T15:19:00.000-07:00Such wonderful faces! I saw my first baby lamb of ...Such wonderful faces! I saw my first baby lamb of the season (quite late?) on Saturday in rural Carmarthenshire. Last year on Gower there were lambs in December in a barn where folk were buying Christmas trees (it made such a lovely real-life tableau!).Caroline Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05203454486693014969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-85569607181660140352009-03-09T15:02:00.000-07:002009-03-09T15:02:00.000-07:00How gorgeous, how could anyone not smile when they...How gorgeous, how could anyone not smile when they see these?Acornmoonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14982884920388966786noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-56528432328689467922009-03-09T14:40:00.000-07:002009-03-09T14:40:00.000-07:00Lovely lamb photos. I'm very lucky, the farmer has...Lovely lamb photos. I'm very lucky, the farmer has been putting his new mums and their lambs into the field right outside my attic window! Aaaaaaah....I think I need to sew, crocher, knit a lamb.<BR/><BR/>Oh yes. Sals Snippets has been on my favourites list for a long time.MarmaladeRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11248527809846840895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-29223356716121853872009-03-09T14:11:00.000-07:002009-03-09T14:11:00.000-07:00What could be sweeter than a newborn lamb...deligh...What could be sweeter than a newborn lamb...delightful photos Weaver.Janice Thomsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02506920585319893814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-35173503398485204912009-03-09T14:01:00.000-07:002009-03-09T14:01:00.000-07:00What lovely photos, new lambs are so very appealin...What lovely photos, new lambs are so very appealing.Rowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13679130612798888266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-35284575713400161792009-03-09T13:49:00.000-07:002009-03-09T13:49:00.000-07:00They're gorgeous. I can't bear to think of mint s...They're gorgeous. I can't bear to think of mint sauce but I'm a vegetarian so I don't have to. <BR/><BR/>I'm very jealous of the view from your window.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12455584448055432913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-567127552378862472009-03-09T13:01:00.000-07:002009-03-09T13:01:00.000-07:00I think lambs are one of the prettiest of all baby...I think lambs are one of the prettiest of all baby animals. We have seen a few in fields near here, but we are quite a bit south of Yorkshire. I could almost smell the straw as I looked at your photos - thankyou for letting us have a glimpse of farming life.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-22223751981401882822009-03-09T12:37:00.000-07:002009-03-09T12:37:00.000-07:00They are cute, but they're designed to be so... an...They are cute, but they're designed to be so... another thing Mother Nature does so well. Glad to hear that lambing is going well.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06280161801824435219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-85192455229849769582009-03-09T11:23:00.000-07:002009-03-09T11:23:00.000-07:00Good to have the ewes lamb inside! I know somebody...Good to have the ewes lamb inside! I know somebody here not far from where I live, who has a special pen for all the sheep. The lambs are lovely! Thanks for sharing.Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-53400547389876676392009-03-09T11:19:00.000-07:002009-03-09T11:19:00.000-07:00Those photos are so lovely aren't they? What a wo...Those photos are so lovely aren't they? What a wonderful thing to be involved with.HelenMWaltershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16182100572365505905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-3055337283816276552009-03-09T09:24:00.000-07:002009-03-09T09:24:00.000-07:00Those little guys are just so cute. But all baby a...Those little guys are just so cute. But all baby animals are cute, aren't they? Gigi Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08092019687497845746noreply@blogger.com