James

We have officially 'adopted' an orange and white tabby kitten.  JJ has named the cat, James (despite the fact that we have no clue the true gender of the animal.) I think the name "James" is perfect, if the cat is actually a male, as the cat is orange like a peach and the boys LOVE IT when J reads them, James and the Giant Peach. James looks to be kitten that was most likely born this spring.  Like the hens, James seems to have learned that we toss out our kitchen scraps out the back patio door.  We have seen him by our back door and over by the barn.  He will always be a "barn cat" as JJ is incredibly allergic to cats, and I'm incredibly annoyed with cat hair in the house (RIP-Oliver).  But, we have started to buy kitten food at the store and have been putting out food and water for our newest member of our farm family.  Today, we learned that James likes ham, warm milk, water and kitten food.  He dislikes Cheerios.  Because today is extra cold, snowy and windy, we put James' food/water in a box (turned on it's side) to allow him to eat/drink in a less harsh environment.  It will be tricky to get a picture of James...but we will try.

Until then,  I'll leave you with some pictures of our sheep.  But first, a quick sheep update. Aoife and Beatrix are doing great.  They still LOVE goat chow and are now getting extra hay at night, as it is getting more and more difficult for them to graze in the pasture with all the snow.  We have Ace for another week to ten days. I'll be happy for him to return to his original farm/owners as he is getting much more physically aggressive with Farmer J and I.  We no longer trust him around the children, as Ace 'rams' J and I (often in our behinds but, at times, in the front too.) He also smells different and just isn't as calm and peace provoking as the female sheep.  Taking him back to his farm shall be quite the adventure that I'm sure I will write about later.