I have been trying to collect lamb pictures in the hopes that I can create some interesting cards to sell to tourists. It is lambing season so there are tiny lambs bounding around the pastures. They are just adorable. See?
In a stroke of luck, as I was taking pictures from the side of the road, the family at a farm nearby saw me and suggested I go into their sheep pasture to take some photos up close and personal. Their daughter Olive led me into the pasture. She had a feed bucket and when she shook it, they came running.
We had some poses and I petted some heads.
They were on the alert the entire time for more feed from the bucket.
While I was there, they offered to let me feed a bottle to a little lamb the daughter was raising. This lamb liked to snack on flowers.
He also liked the bottle. The daughter gave me some pointers on how to hold it.
How lucky am I? I live in sheep country and I love seeing sheep grazing in the green fields. It is so calming and it makes me smile. I never tire of it.
A Yank Among the Kiwis 