Sheep again!

I'm tired of watching sheep do the dirty. The wrong thing to do is place the paddock for the sheep just outside your window. Though the fence that keeps them contained is 50 or more feet away from the house it is still there plain as plain sheep eating, sheep lying down, sheep eating snow, sheep going in the barn, sheep chewing their cuds, yes and sheep doing the dirty. It is breeding season and the ram is in the paddock with the ewes. Make no mistake, there will be lambs in the spring unless he is shooting blanks which I won't know yet. I almost feel sorry for the gals.... actually, no I don't. I've never seen a bigger bunch of harlots in my life. I think if they could wear fishnet stockings and lipstick they would. The ram, whose name is Oscar, is quite the gentleman about it and so he services them when need be and then gently nudges them to move along. He follows them around quite closely but I don't think he's overzealous. He just does the job matter of factly and without needing accolades. I think if I could personify him he would wear a bowler hat and carry a walking cane quite jauntily. He's quite British in his demeanor. He doesn't go from one sheep to the next either, just services one for the day and then on to the next. I'm not sure but it probably has something to do with the fact that the ewes are not all cycling at the same time.
It's all quite scientific and rather laid back. I wasn't sure what was going to happen when he went in the paddock with them.

So the sheep seem to be doing what needs to be done. I'm just getting tired of watching. I feel like a peeping Tom when I happen to look up from breakfast or making the bed and there they are going at it again. I'm thinking the paddock somewhere else would have been a good idea.

I have one wristlet finished but don't have a picture to upload today. My digital camera has decided to die on me.... actually it is the rechargable batteries. They won't hold a charge any longer. I noticed this recently when I replaced the batteries with freshly charged batteries right out of the battery charger and the camera turned on and then turned off right away. I remember thinking, "Well, that was rude!" Now I have managed to get the camera to last for the length of time it takes to take one picture, and I had better have everything set up so the picture is right the first time or else... you know, lighting and all that stuff. So this weekend while I am Christmas shopping, a new set of rechargeable batteries is on my list of necessities.

I took my wristlet to knit night and am pleased to say that they were met with approval. It is rather embarrassing though to go on about hating dpns and then show up with a project that requires them. Oh Daughter #1 if you only knew what I do for you. It is not my choice of colours I mean orange yellow and green... yuck! But Daughter #1 likes it and they are for her. Actually they are turning out better than I expected. I may make myself a pair. I just will use different colours. I've got some lovely polwarth rovings that I bought from Rovings. I think it is called Autumn Blaze. It is a combination of golds, roses and purples. Anyway, I am away for the next few days and so when I get back I will have batteries for the camera and then I will be able to post pictures of wristlets, scarf and who knows maybe even baby surprise sweater #2. Ambitious, I know, but maybe I can knit while at the conference. If a BC Hydro Engineer can do it, maybe I can too. Anyway, I'm off to get some breakfast. I wonder if there will be a peep show today!