Friday, April 15, 2016

Sheep and Cows

Before I forget and leave them totally behind, I wanted to share the small herd of sheep and cows we found at one of the maple syrup farms.  These are not part of the family's main business, but are raised more for fun, and to give a teenager a challenge!   Good idea if you ask me.

It was a small herd of sheep, about 20.  It was a teenage son's project to raise them.  They were quite friendly (or else they were used to getting treats from visitors).

You can tell they have recently been sheared.

The flock of ewes were just about ready to have their lambs, which would be sold later.

They also have two Highland Cows ('Heilann Coos' to us), and this one has the classic colouring.

But they don't have a Highland bull; they have this Aberdeen Angus bull instead.  So all of the calves are Highland x Angus crosses.

It's a very small herd of about 4 calves, so I think they're raising them just for fun, or for their own beef!

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Meantime, my computer gremlins continue to interrupt things.  The computer shop certified my computer totally healthy, and suggested I get the signal checked.  So today the ISP guy came out (we get internet with the cable TV), and ran all his diagnostics.  He concluded that the signal was fine, and it could only be the computer.  Luckily though, in our small community, these two gentlemen know each other and chatted about the puzzle afterwards.  They suggested that I move the computer up from my basement office to sit beside the modem and see how it works.  If it works there they suggested getting a new stronger WiFi card.  So I've done that, and guess what - it works!  I'm going to leave it here for the weekend and if it keeps working I have hopes the problem is diagnosed properly (finally).

Again today I was out hiking the trail, and getting pictures of a small waterfall that only flows in the spring.  I have so many waterfall pictures to share I think it could fill the blog for at least a month!  Over the last two months I've visited 14 waterfalls, several more than once, and taken lots of pictures of each.  So starting tomorrow, I think we're going to visit some of these while the pictures are still relatively current!  I also got out and did a little garden work, in my t-shirt!  We have one micro-daffodil blooming, so now spring is officially here.

Just as a teaser for tomorrow, here's Jones Falls which we visited yesterday in Owen Sound.

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18 comments:

  1. Love the animals. Such a great way to teach responsibility to a young person.

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  2. That's a lotta bull! Great project for a youngster with a whole lot of satisfaction if it's done well. Kudos to everyone involved.

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  3. Love those sheep and cow images. So glad your computer is backup and running better. Carol

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  4. What a great way to earn some extra income, or the basic income for a start. Cattle, super thick coats, and computer problems, we have had the same here, it sometimes, more often, says there is no connection, but 2 other laptops are connected perfectly. Toshiba always do, the HP is temperamental!!

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  5. Nice collection of critters. I like those sheep the best!

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  6. Love the Heilann Coo! Hope your internet problem is fixed.

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  7. Nice to see some farm animals being looked after by a youngster; so many of our farms in England are run by men approaching or past the retirement age with no younger men willing to take on the challenge.

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  8. Water is a powerful force in your neck of the woods! Raising sheep for fun? Could be a bit masochistic.

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  9. That Highland cow is impressive! Looks like a fun visit, and the wind must have been blowing from the looks of the HIghland's fur. :-)

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  10. Yes, sounds like a good idea for teens to raise farm animals. I would have loved to when I was one. : )
    The highland cow is quite something. Impressive looking with those horns and warm coat.

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  11. The waterfall is impressive! The animals look like real characters. While I've seen cows like that before, I grew up with Jersey cows in the pasture behind our property, so those are the sort I'm much more used to.

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  12. Love that waterfall as well as all the sheep and cows espaecially the Highlad cattle. I hope you have a lovely week ahead.

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  13. More great photos. I love the one of the sheep in the barn. It reminds me of an Alex Colville painting. :)

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  14. Wow, the Highland Cow is really a sight to see - in a class by itself!

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  15. Hello, I love the sheep, cow and that highland cattle is a beauty. I would love to have a farm and raise animals. The waterfall is pretty too. Great post and wonderful photos. Thank you for linking up and sharing your post. Have a happy weekend!

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  16. I love all your photo's but that Highland Cow is just simply brilliant! What beautiful colours in there.

    Hope the computer gremlins may be fixed, nothing more annoying (well there probably is, like a washing machine going Kaput or something) but all things to be fixed ...eventually.

    All the best Jan

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  17. you got some really nice captures of the sheep. they are adorable but i prefer their look before they are sheared!

    i am not good with computer problems....i wish i had an 8 year old ;)

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  18. I love the highland cattle. The sheep are cute too, even though they look naked at the moment. :-)

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