Well, I don’t believe in coincidences. It seems to me, that if we are open, we will be gifted with being able to see connections. I believe it is our choice if we will act upon the connections or ignore them. Connections lead to more connections. Connections lead to connecting. Connecting leads to belonging, and … Continue reading
Tag Archives: sheep herding
Elias
I met Elias last night, going through Javier’s country. I waited until the sheep had passed over to the other side of the road. We kept getting calls from police dispatch that our sheep were on the road near the lake. I knew they were not ours, but went to check them out, and there … Continue reading
Peruvian Dancing and Calf Poop
I was to pick up Javier and Edgar at the sheep pens at 6:30. All the sheep were tucked in their pen and Edgar told me that Saturday they will all be separated, since they had not been able to do it Wednesday because of the snow. The lambs will be loaded on the truck … Continue reading
Edgar
The guys left yesterday, so on Tuesday night they drove up the mountain to try and find Javier and bring him here for dinner again. They did find him and he was so very happy. Once again, I realized during dinner that I had gotten other facts wrong, and we all sat in amazement as … Continue reading
Peruvian Sheep Shock
Ok, so I got some of my facts wrong in my earlier conversation with Javier, the Peruvian sheep herder. As we lingered over dinner, he rapid fire answered question after question as we all sat in continued amazement. He talks so fast, even Jackie had trouble following it all. First of all, trout are a … Continue reading
Javier
Yesterday the man and I drove 8 hours to Utah to pick up a gorgeous, fullblood, registered Dorper replacement ram and some fatso ewes. We drove back today and right before dark, about 15 minutes from our farm, we saw something amazing, and met someone unbelievable, Javier. There is a dirt road cutoff at the … Continue reading