Today turned out to be quite interesting. Awoke to find a ram lamb in the yard and quickly noticed that the two adult rams had joined the ram lambs in their pasture. All gates were still closed so I knew it was time to check the electric fence. Discovered a broken wire on the fence dividing the two pastures and was quite pleased that I had quickly solved the problem. Unfortunately, that wasn't the case and despite spending the entire day walking every inch of the fence I've yet to find a major ground. So here's hoping the sheep and cows are still in the proper pastures come morning. 
The black and white hat is black merino with one layer of white cashmere on the inside. The second hat is a blend of turquoise Bluefaced Leicester wool and teal merino wool. The BFL made the hat a little stiffer than I had wanted but it will be a warm hat that makes someone happy.
The photo on the left show Gem in front - a light gray BFL/Gotland cross. The dark charcoal gray behind her is Bella, one of last spring's ewe lambs. They were both shorn in September and easily grow an inch of wool per month. The second picture shows my ewes grouping up to come check me out. I love the way Bluefaced Leicesters flock together.
