Red Sky In The Morning

I woke this morning a little earlier than need be, which means that finally after the summer months of sleeping in, I am getting used to waking at 7 a.m. and my body actually wakes me a little earlier. I got up and had a look out the window and there before me was a gorgeous sight. The sky was a glorious red. So beautiful! I grabbed my camera and here are the results.



After looking at this awesome sky I had a morning walk out to the paddocks to look at my sheep. Hubby and I are sorry to say that one of our old sheep is about to die. Jelly, who is my only pure bred Romney, is not healthy and is on her way out. I knew when she lambed in the spring that she was having issues with health. She took a full hour to get back on her feet and the only reason she did then was because Hubby lifted her up and put her on her feet. We had to probe her nipples to get her milk flowing and she had no interest in her lamb though eventually we did get her to nurse. Now she is standing around listlessly and hanging her head and she can't keep her food down. Not a good sign. This, we started to notice yesterday though she hadn't been moving a whole lot all week. She is an old girl so it somehow doesn't surprise me. We will miss her happy face as she greets us when we drive into the yard. She always had a happy baaa for us and she always was there by the fence for a scratch on her head. Hubby will have to shoot her either today or tomorrow. When I became a shepherd I never realized how hard it would be to do this. Our sheep have become friends. They each have a name and we know their personalities. And yes... they do have personalities. Romney's have lovely expressive faces and Jelly's was no different. She always has perky eyes and loves to watch what humans do. But she has been losing weight and her sides hollowed out after birthing and never really recovered. So sad.

I have been working in the evenings on a bowl. I am making a woolen bowl. It is made in the same way as the woolen rugs that are woolen braids that are spiraled around and around and around. My bowl is almost finished. I did start my bowl after getting a Spin-off magazine a few years ago with instructions on how to do it. They are quite interesting to make and i would not mind making another.

I also have been working on the tri-loom though I find that working on it for long periods of time bothers my back, so I work on it in between other jobs. It is amazing how much you get done when you weave two or three shots twenty times a day instead of working on it non stop.

What all of this comes down to is that A red sky in the morning can be ominous or not. I don't want a lot of rain today which is the usual outcome of a red sky but I can control the ominous-ness of any day if I give it structure. I have been thinking for some time that I need to alot to each day an activity. So here it is... Monday Exercise class and visiting with friends and a little bit of paper work. Tuesdays.... spinning on level 3 (this is a really important one its also instant gratification this being Tuesday and all). Wednesdays... working on commissions. Thursdays.... working on the house renovations. Friday.... free day to do whatever I want. That's my plan.... now I just have to stick to it. All the rest of my life has to fit around this schedule. So getting supper and doing laundry and making beds and cleaning, grocery shopping, household budgeting, mothering, wifing,.... all of that stuff has to fit around the rest. Hmmmm..... I wonder, can my free spirit being curb my life style to fit this schedule.

The day is moving on and so I must too. Red sky in the morning usually means a shepherd's warning, if you believe the old adage. I don't know what is ahead for today but I sure hope there is some good.