The most recent newborn appears to be out of Bolivar; the second most recent, meanwhile, is doing quite well, appearing to have thick socks and a black (or at least dark) coat like its mother's. It was rather disinterested in the camera, preferring to crop alfalfa right behind mama, even when a yearling ram came up.
The newborn, by contrast, is still getting licked and nuzzled by its mama, sex presently unknown. It has been suckling lustily and seems in excellent condition and vigor - at least, from a strictly hands-off examination. Mama is wary but not inclined to try and wander with it away from visual inspection just yet.
Wimsey's tree is budding out quite a bit. It's quite beautiful, and enables us to think of him with only a few pangs for missing our beloved troublemaker. The sunlight filters through nicely. The tree is, of course, a pear tree; we should potentially even see some pears from it, if the birds don't get them all.
Shelley's tree is also budding out, although less fully than Wimsey's. It is a cherry tree of an unknown variety, so we don't know yet if it's self-fertile. If it is, we may well see cherries - again, if the birds don't get to them all. Either way, it is budding less than Wimsey's, but that's to be expected; Wimsey's tree has been in the ground for most of a year, whereas Shelley's has only been in the ground for maybe a month. A fitting tribute to a very sweet and dearly beloved pussycat.
Double Nickel is no longer with us as well - but his son is. Silver Cat Northern Spy is a handsome lad, with Harley Davidson-style horns and an interest in the potential of treats for sheepses. He isn't necessarily cuddly - but he definitely knows what's good in life, and has an eye for the ladies albeit little opportunity to exercise his desires. As it is, Bolivar was feeling feisty and trying to pick on Mitey today - both Hercules and his bearded son tried to join in the scrum, which more or less put an end to it.
Another angle on our little newborn friend, be it a he or a she; mama is very attentive indeed! And very striking markings, not unlike the ram lamb out of Bo Peep's twins. Bolivar clearly was very, very busy this past season...
The most recent newborn appears to be out of Bolivar; the second most recent, meanwhile, is doing quite well, appearing to have thick socks and a black (or at least dark) coat like its mother's. It was rather disinterested in the camera, preferring to crop alfalfa right behind mama, even when a yearling ram came up.
The newborn, by contrast, is still getting licked and nuzzled by its mama, sex presently unknown. It has been suckling lustily and seems in excellent condition and vigor - at least, from a strictly hands-off examination. Mama is wary but not inclined to try and wander with it away from visual inspection just yet.
Wimsey's tree is budding out quite a bit. It's quite beautiful, and enables us to think of him with only a few pangs for missing our beloved troublemaker. The sunlight filters through nicely. The tree is, of course, a pear tree; we should potentially even see some pears from it, if the birds don't get them all.
Shelley's tree is also budding out, although less fully than Wimsey's. It is a cherry tree of an unknown variety, so we don't know yet if it's self-fertile. If it is, we may well see cherries - again, if the birds don't get to them all. Either way, it is budding less than Wimsey's, but that's to be expected; Wimsey's tree has been in the ground for most of a year, whereas Shelley's has only been in the ground for maybe a month. A fitting tribute to a very sweet and dearly beloved pussycat.
Double Nickel is no longer with us as well - but his son is. Silver Cat Northern Spy is a handsome lad, with Harley Davidson-style horns and an interest in the potential of treats for sheepses. He isn't necessarily cuddly - but he definitely knows what's good in life, and has an eye for the ladies albeit little opportunity to exercise his desires. As it is, Bolivar was feeling feisty and trying to pick on Mitey today - both Hercules and his bearded son tried to join in the scrum, which more or less put an end to it.
Another angle on our little newborn friend, be it a he or a she; mama is very attentive indeed! And very striking markings, not unlike the ram lamb out of Bo Peep's twins. Bolivar clearly was very, very busy this past season...
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