Sunday, April 1, 2012

Lambing

Random:

On the way to church this morning, we drove past this vacant lot that takes up most of a city block that is in downtown Bowie. It's not an overgrown mess like you would think, but almost like a small pasture with large oak trees and lush grass, but surrounded by a chain link fence and not barbed wire. So, we drive by this lot and there is a flock of sheep in it! Not sure what the city ordinance is on animals in town, but I'm pretty sure a flock of ewes isn't exactly legal. Anyhow, most of them are a little ways away from us, but there is one ewe right up next to the fence- and she is LAMBING. As in, half of a baby sheep is hanging out of her kicking and trying to be born. The ewe gave one final push and the lamb was born and she turned right around and started licking it- right beside our truck! On the way home (an hour and a half later) we drive back past them and the lamb is standing and nursing- just as clean and dry as can be. So amazing and random!

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