Knee Deep in Sheep: Fog Magic

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Fog Magic

Fog plus below freezing temperatures yield some very pretty effects. I wish it had been sunny! It would have been dazzling.

"Boy, it was cold last night! My ears and nose are froze!"

The farm bell was easy to read, like a rubbing off a head stone.

"Downs & Co. Seneca Falls, NY"

Instead of plates or flakes the frost grew in crunchy, crispy little chunks.

The euonymus really got coated.

Every twig, wire, edge and surface had a delicate fringe of frost. It was curious how the frost grew - each little stray fiber of baler twine was coated, but the twine itself wasn't encased.

Sharp edges or bumps grew frost but flat surfaces didn't so much.

"What do you think she's doing?" "Really, I have no idea."

Nugget and Pickles - "Take our picture! Here, we'll stand reeeeaally close - that's bound to help."

Mickey, former bottle lamb

A warmer and much more pet-able "frosted" sheep nose!

6 comments:

Lisa SmithFebruary 11, 2015 at 3:25 AM
Your frost pictures are amazingly beautiful! Here in the Portland, Oregon area we very rarely get frost like that. And Nugget, Pickles, and Mickey are so very handsome! Thank you for sharing your lovely photographs.
Warm Regards, Lisa in Lake Oswego, Oregon
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sophy0075February 11, 2015 at 5:59 AM
Gorgeous photos! Just the way I like to see snow (far away from me). I love the hay necklaces the sheep have adorned themselves with ;)
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SusanFebruary 11, 2015 at 7:28 AM
I can just feel that soft, warm nose! Although begrudgingly, I have to admit that winter can really be a beautiful thing. If it weren't so darn long....
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Tombstone LivestockFebruary 11, 2015 at 12:36 PM
Love your snow pictures but so glad I don't have to deal, with it. My Daffodils are blooming here.
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thecrazysheepladyFebruary 12, 2015 at 5:42 AM
So pretty! Mickey is quite handsome :-). Speaking of handsome, can you take a picture of my favorite ram?
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T.L. MerrybardFebruary 12, 2015 at 9:50 PM
I love Nugget's smile. :)
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At Nistock Farms we're Knee Deep in Sheep

I'm frequently reminded by my dear husband that when we got married in 1990 and I brought my little flock of fiber sheep to the family farm, they were supposed to be "just for me, you know, to spin with and be pets". Over the years circumstances changed, as circumstances do, and the flock has evolved to nearly 100 ewes and rams (not counting lambs), and taken over the big dairy barn. We work hard for them and they work hard for us. We have a widely varied handspinning flock including white, black and moorit crossbreds of Border Leicester, Romney, Finn, Rambouillet and CVM, and our wonderful purebred heritage breed, Cotswolds. We raise our own corn and oats, bale the hay and straw, cut mountains of firewood for the house and workshops, can and preserve, stretch fence, dig ditches, pour concrete, build stuff, plant crops, do plumbing, wiring, welding, and anything else that needs doing. We're born and bred Farmers. You never know what the heck is gonna happen...... If you'd like to see all the sheep and wool products available from the flock, take a look around our website. http://www.nistockfarms.com/