https://bzimmer.ziclix.com/tags/sheep/ Recent content in Sheep on Hugo en Mon, 22 Dec 2025 21:47:17 +0100 https://bzimmer.ziclix.com/2009/09/27/tough/ Sun, 27 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 https://bzimmer.ziclix.com/2009/09/27/tough/ <figure> <a data-fancybox="Tough." href="https://photos.smugmug.com/i-Tpk7Tkf/0/M/i-Tpk7Tkf-M.jpg" data-caption="an adult ram waiting to be sheared at Harvest Fair"> <img src="https://photos.smugmug.com/i-Tpk7Tkf/0/M/i-Tpk7Tkf-M.jpg" alt="an adult ram waiting to be sheared at Harvest Fair"> </a> <figcaption>an adult ram waiting to be sheared at Harvest Fair</figcaption> </figure> <p>Prior to Saturday morning I was most comfortable with wool in the form of my favorite <a href="http://www.ibexwear.com/shop/product/1316/8990/mens-shak-full-zip">Ibex sweater</a>, this was still true after Saturday but I understood the origin of that sweater a little better.</p> <p>You&rsquo;ll notice this adult ram is staring me down and won&rsquo;t come any nearer the fence. He remembered me. I had helped unload him from the back of a pickup, responsible for holding his horns and keeping him from getting up while we moved him into a pen for a shearing demonstration at the Harvest Fair.</p>