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Freedom Hangs like Heaven Over Everyone: Iron and Wine
Freedom Hangs like Heaven Over Everyone: Iron and Wine
posted by Jenna at 8:53 PM
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
About Me
- Name: Jenna
- Location: Jackson, New York, United States
Enjoy the story of a young writer living in Washington County with her fancy dogs, sheep, lots of chickens, fiber & meat rabbits, geese, ducks, turkeys, a hive and a garden. Expect to hear a lot about mountain music, the civil war, local food, and my friends along the way. It's a big time folks.
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Oh, wow. I had no idea how sheep were shorn. Thank you for sharing this with us, Jenna. Do their coats always come off in one piece, or are the fibers so dense that they only seem to come off in a "coat"?
(Sorry about the deleted comment...I was logged into the wrong account.)
A good shearer gets it all off in one fleece! All eight were fleeced out.
heheheeee!! the kids look so funny naked!! Fun video, thanks for sharing Jenna. You look great by the way, spring has been kind to you it seems!
That was excellent. I have a large white standard poodle with gold eyes.His nickname in late winter is Lamby boy. He didn't get a trim from October until March. When I did trim him, it was like shearing!
Looks like excellent yarn will be produced by CAF this year.
Just wonderful! what do you do with your wool? I am a knitter so this is very interesting to me. Looks like alot of fun.
Wow, that is an assload of wool! :)
with this crazy weather pattern, those 8 are a gonna freeze their tails off----------
Wow, those are some seriously naked sheep. How about "Jenna and the Golden Fleece"?
Thanks for sharing - it's so interesting to see how everything went down.
I'm guessing you've already seen this one, but here's a link just in case: http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=1A0C15F75793159F
that made my 7 1/2 month old laugh like a madman! it was great!
Just tryin' to learn more about shearing here...I completely understand that part of being a sheep is being sheared of all of that fabulous wool, but I'm just curious...is the process of being shorn painful or stressful for them, or is it just more of an annoyance? Also, since you have the different breeds, do they each produce different types of yarn, or can you mix them all in together? Very cool video, by the way. Perfect song to go with the pics.
To Treehugger:
If done properly by a professional, shearing should not be overly stressful. I say overly, because to prey animals, being caught is a stress. That said, once the shearer gets the animal in the correct position, generally, the sheep don't fight and just hang out. A good shearer is worth every penny.
Very nice video! Love the music with it, too.
Now that is music to start the day!
Quarter to seven on left coast and a toe tapping beginning. The lambs are cute as can be. The one shot looked like it was thinking "don't hurt my mommy."
Really good video. Thanks so much.
Wow, how heavy is one fleece? It looks like so much! They look so funny naked!
Hey Jenna can I share on my FB page???
Oh that was wonderful! Great music too, thanks!
All that beautiful wool! Did the babies have a hard time finding their right mommies after shearing, considering they all looked different now?
Oh, the humiliation!
It looked like both shearers were wearing moccasins. Is there a shearing-related reason for that, or just a fashion statement.
Thanks so much for sharing the pics!!!
Elizabeth
Today I was reading my Mother Earth News and I came across a chicken article which I loved the first two times but then I looked down and realized you wrote it! Brilliant Work!!
@ jules -- i was wondering the same thing. i wonder if they smell different, too (to their young 'uns), without all that accumulated dirt, perspiration, etc. in their hair...?
No hard time finding their mamas! They know each other by voice and smell, as well as sight.
And the boots are felt, and shearers wear them for a flat-footed stance while they shear, think of the shearling Ugg boots: all flat and soft...they are based on shearing boots! shearing boots have no laces and can grip the ground even when greasy or coated in lanolin. They can also be washed to help stop the spread of disease.
more here
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sheep_shearer
I had to smile; my first hand spun hat was made with churro and one of the shearer's hats looked just like it!
So much fun to watch. And thanks for the introduction to Iron and Wine. I'll be looking for more of their music.
Jenna,
I am almost cought up with where I first met you on your blog. This was wonderful. What I love about you is that you have such style. Putting wonderful music to and making a slide show out of pictures of sheering day was great. I've noticed too the twinkle lights that you have hanging on your chicken coop. You make farming fun!
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