Back to the Farm...

There were several changes at the farm while I was away. Veronica was especially excited about the new trampoline (there was no safety net since it was placed flat on the ground), although it took more than one visit to get the timing right so there were no little kids jumping on it.

It was great to see the lambs outside, with or without their moms.

The piglets were starting to grow into their ears...

…while the pigs were getting bigger as well.

We also managed to walk along the smaller dyke in the field (it had been completely unpassable for months and was again impossible to get through just a few days later) to get a quick glance at the foals...

…and a quail. 
 

More Piglets...

Ten months after the piglets arrived on the farm, they had grown quite a lot.

It was still fun watching them rooting around in the mud...

…and in their troughs of mystery liquids.

In early April, we were thrilled to see a new batch of 12 piglets had arrived at the farm...

...as well as some new beehives.
 

More Lambs...

Nice that Ashlynn got to see the lambs as well. 

In the sea of white sheep...

...it was funny to see a little black lamb pushing his way to the fresh food.

The littlest lambs got a separate trough of food...

…which they clearly loved.

 

A Cosmic April Fool’s Joke...

After a very mild winter, Mother Nature must have decided to play a prank on us as we woke up to snow on April 1st, the latest it’s ever snowed since we moved to Holland. 

It didn’t stick around for long, but made for a pretty walk around town. 

Veronica couldn’t resist taking some self-portraits

 

Calves or Lambs?

Is it only me, or does that little black and white animal look more like a calf than a lamb? 

This was the first time there was a black stud at this farm and he clearly was a busy boy. 

Despite their wobbly legs, these little babies were very brave to climb up on the nearest sheep, who might or might not be their own moms. 

Instead of the usual sweet faces, the one in the back was pretty scary.
 

Lamb Time Again...

In early March we were thrilled to see a truly newborn lamb at our nearby farm. 

We started visiting the farm again every few days to see the progress of the babies. This year there were lots of adorable black and spotted lambs.

The moms can be incredibly rough with those little babies...

…such as this mom who just barreled out of the chute squishing two little ones.

Some of those lambs were really little. 

Sorry, fresh out of jokes about black sheep.