Sage's lambs from 2009, a moorit ewe and her flashy black and white spotted brother on the right.
Sage's most recent fleece-
Below, Sage in all of her glory
When I first saw Sage, I was impressed by her sheer size and holstein black and white big spot pattern! Now that she has been a member of our flock and farm for several years, she's made steady contributions - having some of the largest, fastest growing and lovely fleeced lambs! Not to mention, her own fleece which many have spun and I've had made into a heathered black and white blend roving.
She is a pushy gal, very clever - first to the feeder and the last to leave. She carries the spotting pattern to her lambs if she has been bred to a ram who also carries that recessive spotting gene.
And the color moorit too, reddish brown - such a stunning color!
A while ago someone who had been involved with Sage in her earlier years asked to visit her.
Several years had passed since their last meeting. When he walked into the paddock to visit, she
walked right up to him and looked into his face. I was very moved and so glad they could re-connect again.
My father always asked how Sage was, she was his favorite for some reason... last year as
my Dad was ill - he was so sad because he was unable to come down to see the latest spring lambs, we were at least able to share a photo of Sage's lambs with him before he went to the great Art Studio in the sky.
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