Good morning!!
First night tonight that will be in the 40’s instead of the 30’s. I should finally be able to plant my herbs. My SIL planted hers right away & has been covering them at night since we’ve had freeze & frost warnings.
Mowing today & dogsitting this weekend, too - first time since injury.
My little great-niece was in her first 4-H show yesterday. Kids have to be 6 & she had her birthday about 2 weeks ago. She got her ‘lamb’ (60lbs - more of a teenager!) early February & had to halter break him, teach him to lead & stand. She placed 2nd in her market class. In the showmanship class, all the kids were first timers & they each got a blue ribbon - next year, it will be a competition.
The way the ‘lambs’ work, a local farmer lets the 4-H kids come to his farm & pick their lambs. The kids have them for 3 months to work with, culminating in the youth show. The kids leave the sheep at the show grounds & the farmer picks them up. My little great-niece said goodbye, then it ‘hit’ her that she was leaving him & she cried for a good 30 minutes on the way home. There will be more lambs in the future of course, but when you work with an animal & get attached, then have them perform well for you, it’s a hard thing to walk away. There will be baby pigs born mid-June so that will be something to look forward to :-)
That breaks my heart about your little niece, but that’s the life of a Farm Kid. ;)