SHEEP! (picture heavy)

Todays posts is really just pictures. These are some of the sheep I saw at the Puyallup Spring Fair. We were also able to pet a lovely lamb named Charlie, but I was so distracted by his extreme cuteness, that I failed to get a photo! He was so sweet and soft. Peanut loved seeing all the sheep and wool. When we walked into the Shepherders Extravaganza, we were greeted by the sight of about a half dozen spinners! Peanut looked over and said "She's makin yarn Mommie!" There were a few commercial , smallish vendors here, but it was really about the small farm sheep. And I swear, Crown Mountain Farms is begging for me to order some Corridale Pencil Roving! They were at Madrona in February, and again here at the Spring Fair! I will order some, as I love spinning from pencil roving (so much easier to have practically no drafting!) And they have beautiful colors as well as a great deal on undyed roving :)

On to the sheep!Gotland Ewe

Merino (Not sure of breed) Ewe and Lamb

Jacob Ram

Romney Sheep

White Blue Faced Leicester Ram

Lincoln Ewe

Black Blue Faced Leicester Ram

A sheep being Sheared. She was very quiet and seemed unconcerned, even with a smallish crowd of people watching!

Five and a quarter POUND of Cotswold fleece. White, and the ewes' name is Rosie, six months of growth (Spring cut fleece). This was a gift from the DH! What a keeper!

Just beautiful curls. This sheep if from Muddy Meadow Farm

Spring Fair! (picture heavy)

"It's bigger! It;s better! It's Spring Baby!"

So it's that time of year, the Puyallup Spring Fair! We went to the Animal Exhibits (LOTS of fun, and wonderful animals to see!) There are a lot of new baby animals to see, miniature ponies, pygmy goats, calves and adorable lambs!


Peanut also had fun in the Kid Zone. She played fun instruments:


Planted a pumpkin seed that we brought home to grow


Saw lots more animals in the Reptile Exhibit (she got to pet a snake and tortoise!)


We watched the Pig races. This was highly amusing. Did you know how they get the pigs to race around? They place an Oreo Cookie on a silver tray. The pigs then race around trying to get the cookie first. Our Pig (Peanut was chosen to be the 'official cheerleader' for pig #1 during the 2nd race) won her race, so Peanut won a snack package of Oreos and a little pig key chain ornament, that poops. Really. The last race was especially funny, as two clearly still nursing mama pigs decided to take a leisurely stroll around (someone forgot to tell them there was cookies to be had!)

And of course, we ate fair food. Cheeseburgers with lots of grilled walla walla onions, Peanut had a hotdog, we all shared cotton candy ( it was purple!) and a funnel cake with raspberry sauce. I would share (pictures) But we ate it all. :)

There was the ever neat chainsaw wood carver (as made known in the PEMCO commercial here) We watched him carve, then I snapped a picture of the cute bears
And this very cool Dragon and castle sculpture. Amazing talent!


Tune in again for a great sheep post (probably later tonight or tomorrow night) I snapped pictures of lots of breads, and one getting sheered!