And Then, And Then....

And then, after the whirlwind of sheep dog trials, killing snakes and visits to the vet, life continued.  Bit and Tess continued to grow,

                                     

          

The caterpillars ate all our Crawford lettuce.

The naked nannies produced some lovely kid goats, and stashed them in the sheep pen for safekeeping.                                                                                                      

Tess and Bit perfected their barrel skills.

Good Friday services for One Church were held in a beautiful setting at Hank
and Annie Dawson's place.  

The dogs and I went to Jack and Vivian Christensen's place to work sheep, and Meg cooled off after her run.

John and I took a day trip south to Austin...It's hard to believe how the skyline has changed since our move to the farm.

The reason for our trip was to visit the traveling exhibit of art from the Sistine Chapel.  The producers of the virtual tour had received permission to photograph the art work and present it up close and personal, revealing details that a visitor to the chapel could not see.  Here are a few examples.  

 

Soon after, we had a visit from Owliver, who was perched in the big Spanish oak just off our patio.  He keeps watch during the day while Owlivia sits on her eggs and keeps the owlets warm.  A day or so later, just at dusk, we heard lots of screech owl chatter from the trees around the house, and assume that their "chicklets" had fledged and were being introduced to the neighborhood.

As April came to a close, we took the traditional portrait of dogs in the bluebonnets.  Too bad there are so few of them this year (bluebonnets, not dogs), but it's not all bad.  Fewer wildflowers mean there is plenty of grass!  

And, we celebrated a very special day...Bo's ninth birthday!

Ane then it was time to pack our bags and head west!