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August 20, 2009
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In the spirit of accountability.....something else for plod to put on file. Phone number's on it's way shortly too guys. Guess that'll keep you busy for a few more minutes.Everything you need to know about me…..

 I work.  And I’ve had a bath.  So……if you’re the baboon who drives backwards and forwards across the A419 at Cricklade near USAF Fairford - probably in a Mondeo – screaming instructions on how to do both…stop embarrassing yourself. Really, there’s no need!

I’m sure your murderous friends at USAF Fairford are quite happy and able to keep slaughtering people across the planet despite any protests and without you trying to defend their indefensible behaviour. Besides…..you’ll give yourself a sore throat if you don’t take a rest occasionally.

So…moving on. Meet the family.

Sunday-lunch

I keep them out in the garden as much as possible. The fresh air does them good. When they get hungry I throw them a packet of sausages, a slab or two of lager and a box of matches for the barbeque.

The rest of the gang……

Zwartbles called Ewelamb with her Black Wensleydale babies

Zwartbles called Ewelamb with her Black Wensleydale babies

Ewelamb and her three 2009 babies.The lights are on but nobody’s home with Ewelamb….she sits and gazes at the sky for hours on end. Takes a week for the penny to drop with this one that she’s had babies. She stares at them with the same permanent expression of mystery that she stares at everything else with…..
Zwartbles X Black Wensleydale lambs at 12 weeks

Zwartbles X Black Wensleydale lambs at 12 weeks

These guys have been produced for their wool which feels like cashmere or alpaca at the moment. The purpose of crossing coloured/longwool breeds is to accquire a selection of fine quality wool for hand-spinning in a wide range of colours without any need for dying. And speaking of dying……..they are NOT going to end up being anybody’s lunch!
Black Wensleydale ram

Black Wensleydale ram

 

This is dad to the coloured cross breeds. He usually raises the question, ‘wow, what is it?’. The answer is, ‘he is a sheep – and probably a great burglar deterrent should anybody who doesn’t know him bump into him in the dark.’

OK, introductions over….time to get on with business!

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