ANNUAL PHOTO SHOOT--2016 YEARLING EWES

Wintertime Style--Black gulmoget BoB X Blurred Lines twin ewe.  22.7 AFD at last rib.

Sheltrgpines Arya--Spotted grey katmoget Barra X Sonatina twin ewe.  19.9 AFD at last rib.

Wintertime Rio--BoB X Marrakech black flecket twin ewe lamb.  20.7 AFD at last rib.

Wintertime Jakarta--Musket spotted twin Moose X Morocco ewe.  21.9 AFD at last rib.

Wintertime Sydney--Black twin BoB X Mandalay ewe.  21.0 AFD at last rib.

MATURE SHETLAND EWES--2016

 Wintertime Samarkand--Ag BoB X Marrakech twin two year old. 24.2 AFD fleece at last rib.

 Spinners End Mousa--Shaela gulmoget BoB X Elle three year old ewe.  24.8 AFD at last rib.

 Winter Sky Mandalay--Black five year old Khan X Marrakech ewe.  23.5 AFD fleece at last rib.

 Sheltrgpines Lien--White three year old Fanfare X Lotus Moon ewe.  23.7 AFD at last rib.

 Wintertime Malia--Two year old BoB X Mandalay twin ewe.  23.9 AFD at last rib.

 Wintertime Milano--Two year old moorit flecket Fandango X Milan ewe.  26.2 AFD at last rib.

 Winter Sky Marrakech--Seven year old Ag spotted ewe. Forrest X Calypso.  23.2 AFD at last rib.

 Wintertime Kathmandu--Moorit two year old BoB X Mandalay twin ewe.  22.6 AFD fleece at last rib.

2016--LOOKING FORWARD TO A WONDERFUL YEAR!

ONLY THREE MORE SATURDAYS TO SHOP

Numerous knitgoods and beautiful, unique handspun Shetland yarns available for that special person in your life.  Can also work with you to produce something as there is still time before the holidays.  Stop in at the Marquette Commons from 9-1 every Saturday through December 12th.

LUST IS IN THE AIR....

 This morning after sending Wintertime BVD and a few ewes to Minnesota to form a breeding group yesterday....I sorted sheep using oats, a pan and some panels and my fenced driveway which connects all three barns.  The above group is being run by Wintertime Blue Jay(18 AFD mid-side this fall)who is a dark blue-grey katmoget son of Skylark and Sheltrgpines Blue Danube.  His harem includes Marrakech and her Ag daughter Samarkand(1st Colored Lamb Fleece MSSBA 2015 and a special award), Sheltrgpines Arya(Granddaughter of Wintertime BoB out of Sheltrgpines Sonatina)who is a spotted grey katmoget, Wintertime Malia and Spinnersend Mousa(both BoB daughters...one a true black and the other a solid-sided shaela gulmoget)and Sheltrgpines Lien(GCH Fleece MSSBA 2014 and 1st Mature White MSSBA 2015)and Winter Sky Mandalay(GCH Ewe and Reserve Supreme CH 2013 MSSBA Show). Should produce some lovely true blacks, dark grey katmogets and hopefully an awesome polled white ram or ewe lamb.

 Tasman(colored Cormo ram lamb)with his two ewes...both very fine-fleeced.  Maire is the Merino on the right with the white nose....Rose is the rose-grey Cormo/Bond ewe.  Both of these ewes were with Wintertime BVD(spotted polled fawn katmoget with a very fine fleece)prior to going in with Tasman.  He is in for back-up and experience as he was somewhat naive when he first got on the farm.  Think the Shetland boys taught him some stuff over the past month though as he went right to work encouraging both of them to think of him if they cycle.

Dreamcatcher Samurai(Moorit flecket half-poll BoB grandson)in with his group of five--Kathmandu(BoB X Mandalay)moorit, Milano(half-poll dark moorit flecket ewe)and her BoB daughter Twiggy....Jakarta(Musket daughter of Wintertime Moose(Best Fleece on Hoof 2014 MSSBA)X Wintertime Morocco(Twice GCH Fleece at various venues)and Style(Solid sided black gulmoget).  Samurai is for sale the end of this month....20 AFD mid-side this fall.  Extremely correct hindend with a perfect tail.  And lots of spots.

SOME OF OUR FAVORITE THINGS--HAPPY MOTHERS DAY!

THE LARGER EWES

 ROSE--Three year old Bond/Cormo X--22.2/4.7/20.9/8.6/95.5 CF/21.6 SF.   Bred to BoB.

 Maire--Two year old Dohne bred Merino--22.0/3.4/15.3/6.3/98.8 CF/20.5 SF.  Bred to BoB.

 China--Six year old Cormo ewe--19.8/3.1/15.6/5.7/99.4 CF/18.5 SF.  Bred to BoB.

 Sheltrgpines Lourre--Two year old Shetland/Cormo X.   23.7/4.8/20.2/8.4/92.5/22.9.  Bred to BoB.