Wow wow wow. So many crazy things. So glad you, Ursula and the animals are all ok. Such crazy weather. Happy to hear you were able to get back to working on the song though! Great job brother.
@markshepardsongs4 күн бұрын
Quite a week! Definitely motivating to get back into the studio! Thanks Brother!
@matthewcarroll31936 күн бұрын
Whew, we had 8+ inches of rain here in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia. Some of the cricks, runs, and streams for sure looked like that. Other than the suicidal deer, Im glad you came out relatively unscathed!
@healingpasturesfarm896 күн бұрын
I keep telling myself that if a deer HAD to land on my windshield. It landed in the best possible way. LOL. crazy crazy weather! thanks for the comment!
@maryforestcaron86466 күн бұрын
Mother Nature keeping you on the steady path of being in the moment. Glad it's all good!
@healingpasturesfarm896 күн бұрын
@@maryforestcaron8646 thanks!!! I hope you made it through safe as well!
@maryforestcaron86466 күн бұрын
We live on a mountain top. Just a few trees down, one which came 1 inch from destroying our garage and 1 foot from the car. So yeah, all good! Our Vermont farmers are having a rough time though for sure. Keep on keeping on my friend. @@healingpasturesfarm89
@user-ku4vd6mz8t7 күн бұрын
YOWZA! So glad you're all safe! Thanks for making time to post a Sunday Message! ❤
@healingpasturesfarm896 күн бұрын
@@user-ku4vd6mz8t I ALMOST talked myself out of it! But glad I strapped myself into my chair and got r done!!! Thanks 🙏
@genemoore19 күн бұрын
You're amazing. That is all. I LOVE seeing what a day looks like in your life. And amazed by your songs and performances. GREAT work brother.
@healingpasturesfarm899 күн бұрын
@@genemoore1 thanks so much!!!
@healingpasturesfarm899 күн бұрын
a little update, we ended up totally mistagging a couple of the ewe lambs... but next year we'll figure out a better system....
@healingpasturesfarm899 күн бұрын
We've all had that first moment with a new piece of technology where we just don't quite "get" how to use it... right? kind of like the thumbs up button on YoutTube...
@irancarbonell20079 күн бұрын
Bien comoda en su corchonsito de lana❤
@paulaskelly49349 күн бұрын
Good thing you check in on them every day, LOL!
@healingpasturesfarm899 күн бұрын
we'll have to name him "bucky" Normally we never leave our kindergartners unsupervised with buckets... but since he's a new hire, we wanted to see what he'd do if given a little timeout... LOL
@markshepardsongs11 күн бұрын
I think it's a female cowbird.
@Ironrodpower17 күн бұрын
Love me some BTC
@healingpasturesfarm899 күн бұрын
sheep is one of the original forms of money! just a leetle INCONVENIENT to buy stuff with at the grocery store... :o)
@paulaskelly493419 күн бұрын
Awww....so cute.....so good at staying...
@paulaskelly493420 күн бұрын
i think the diners rate this restaurant top-notch!
@healingpasturesfarm8920 күн бұрын
@@paulaskelly4934 five star sheepaurant
@paulaskelly493420 күн бұрын
@@healingpasturesfarm89 LOL 🤣
@colmanlong103221 күн бұрын
Beities are builth for hardness
@ps574823 күн бұрын
I get it....I've got a couple big oaks....bigger then yours....they are awesome
@markshepardsongs23 күн бұрын
and they have been invaded with these nasty, thorny, buckthorn trees/bushes which fortunately the sheep love browsing.
@paulaskelly493424 күн бұрын
Massive Munchers! :)
@markshepardsongs23 күн бұрын
You should see the buckthorn forest... it's something out of the wizard of Oz. It's dark and creepy!
@paulaskelly493425 күн бұрын
For those sheep it's lunch in paradise!
@paulaskelly493426 күн бұрын
I like this song. And the lambs with mamas. Seeing the tangled fencing reminded me of Christmas tree lights and necklace chains...
@paulaskelly493426 күн бұрын
Love the meditative quality of this song. And so beautiful seeing new life. I observed that mama sheep keep on foraging and eating even while little ones try to nurse. It's like a challenge for the little ones to nurse. But I guess it's nature's way of getting them moving and using their legs to keep up with Moving Mama.
@dianakingsley867227 күн бұрын
Maybe you are using the wrong size wire spacing for goats? Since you have babies you may want to use the netting size for chickens. Electric netting requires an electric fence energizer with a minimum of 0.50 output joules for every 165'.
@healingpasturesfarm8926 күн бұрын
Thanks Diana, These are sheep. The particular netting the lamb got caught in has smaller spacing lower down and the lambs can't get through it. It's actually better if they can (I have some premiereOne fencing which allows the little ones to squeeze through.). But the real key is that I had too much fence on the charger. I've also had sheep get tangled when I stupidly left a roll of netting in the pasture and their curiosity got one of them tangled. For me the lesson is always, "Check the gosh darn fence!"
@quailjailss28 күн бұрын
Nice! What kind of grasses are they on?
@healingpasturesfarm8927 күн бұрын
there are lots of different kinds! Some of it in the wetter spots is Reed Canary grass which they seem to love. also a lot of vetch, wildflowers and other forbs.
@jakereid303028 күн бұрын
Nice
@healingpasturesfarm8928 күн бұрын
@@jakereid3030 thanks!
@carlhall3015Ай бұрын
Never thought of the stock market in terms of raising animals. Thank you for the insight.
@healingpasturesfarm89Ай бұрын
The other piece is that monetary Interest is the digital equivalent of ewes and cows and sows having babies... Thank you so much for your comment!
@betlogwiwi690Ай бұрын
Not poison hemlock, the stem of poison hemlock has some purple.
@maryforestcaron8646Ай бұрын
Oh no, I bet your heart was racing something fierce! All ok no
@paulaskelly4934Ай бұрын
Glad the sun made a showing! At 3:18 the ducks have a lot to say! Adirondack Greenhouses is so beautiful. Luna the hunter! I like the song. And... the rain came back! (Better rain than snow!) Nice to see footage of you snuggling with the dogs back when there was snow on the ground.
@paulaskelly4934Ай бұрын
Wow! I love the song and the visuals are so mesmerizing! I find it so fascinating just to watch rain drops, rain rivulets, rain sheets. Love the rain against the black background. Fantastic arrangement by Joe Mennonna. Neat changeup to have the song at the beginning of the post. I love the happy energy of the sheep when you open up a new area that's bursting with abundance of yummy things for them to eat. So interesting that the raccoon has only taken eggs so far. I'm surprised Luna hasn't ferreted him out yet. So exciting to hear you have restaurants interested in purchasing lamb! Word is getting out! 😃
@markshepardsongsАй бұрын
Snow White and the 7 lambs....
@paulaskelly4934Ай бұрын
Thank you for an informative video! At 3:55 you mention "there are plenty of rocks to harvest". In using the term "harvest", does this mean you are able to generate income from a place that takes rocks? Or are you using the term just to mean "get them out of the field"? What do you use to mark (tee hee) the sheep? Will there be a Part 2 to describe leveraging the expenses? That new pasture looks like it could feed the sheep for months! You could lose the lambs in there! 😊 Neat plan for getting rid of the buckthorn. Those deer flies are so vicious! I would have thought the rain would have tamped them down, but I see that is definitely not the case. I couldn't believe it when you said "if it can stay dry for a few days" and then boom! the rain came again! Oy! Thanks again for educating future farmers and us non-farmers on the details of having a farm business. Also glad to hear you made some more videos!
@healingpasturesfarm89Ай бұрын
LOL "Harvesting Rocks" was a bit of a joke. But truthfully they DO have value for building things or for filling in low lying areas... :o) Thank you for watching. I'm working my butt off and I love these dogs and sheepies! The rain is starting to wear on me a bit tho. but we'll figure it out.
@paulaskelly4934Ай бұрын
During the first 2 minutes you have such a great callj-and-response with the sheep: "Sheep sheep sheep sheep sheep sheep c'mon" "Baaah" Spike and Mocha are so adorable together! Those flies are insane! What a pretty bird -- I don't remember seeing one like that before. After the rain, the sheep have formed an organized protest, all that's missing are the signs "No more wet meadow" "Dry fields for sheep" "Dry land now!" "Sheep for new pastures" It's so quiet over by the cows! The sheep are so noisy, the ducks are always noisy, the river was roaring, and then...almost not a sound can be heard. I like the song -- a good reminder for us all that "life happens". Thanks for another great post!
@user-ku4vd6mz8tАй бұрын
Yowzah that's a lot of rain. Love the song!
@healingpasturesfarm89Ай бұрын
Thank you @user-ku4vd6mz8t!!!!
@lisaleonard1613Ай бұрын
Awesome song ❤
@healingpasturesfarm89Ай бұрын
Thank you!!!!
@healingpasturesfarm89Ай бұрын
Sheep HATE wet feet.
@paulaskelly4934Ай бұрын
I don't blame them -- I hate wet feet!
@paulaskelly4934Ай бұрын
I also want to add that the visuals that accompany the song remind us that experiencing the rain is subjective -- love to see the kids thoroughly enjoying it!
@paulaskelly4934Ай бұрын
The love and respect and honor you have for your dad are evident in the way you speak of him. So beautiful and heartwarming to see!
@paulaskelly4934Ай бұрын
Thank you for all the time you put into recording and editing your videos. I get so much out of each one. The song was another surprise that I had not ever heard before -- what a gem! Thank you for sharing your dad's story, and yours as well. Great reminders that it's never too late to start something new! Love the community you've built, and the portfolio of farms. What a smorgasbord for the sheep! So funny watching Splits fighting to stay in the trailer out of the rain! Thank you for the reminders to take care of our health, and that we can choose today to start making healthier choices if we haven't made such great choices in the past. Just had the healthiest dinner I've had in a long time! 😃
@paulaskelly4934Ай бұрын
makes me want to go make a good salad...
@paulaskelly4934Ай бұрын
Thank you for packing so much into this video! Great lessons and important questions. at 1:46 you talk about challenges to our grooviness feelings -- I think these challenges can be a helpful "forced pause" to get our attention and make us evaluate what's going on while we're just cruising along. So wonderful to hear "Summer Storm" -- it's been a few years, I think, since I last heard it. Seems like the pauses before "with me" are longer than in previous recordings -- I like it. I also appreciate that at 16:30 you include some of your video of the St. Lawrence River, which is just as much "America" as the landmarks you had shown previously (e.g., State of Liberty). What is that box at 17:13 that the person is putting coins into? LOL! I like the meditation at the end. The dogs look so small! It was interesting that at the beginning, it was Luna who was demanding lots of attention, instead of Max. Amid the sheep, the dogs look like just another variety of sheep! At 27:22 you mentioned the sheep seem a lot less afraid of you now. Well, since you rode in the trailer with them, they think that you are one of them, a tall sheep! Love seeing your dad at the end. And I love seeing men in kilts! It's not a "utility kilt", it's just a "kilt" and your dad is rocking it!
@healingpasturesfarm89Ай бұрын
@@paulaskelly4934 dang you are a THOROUGH watcher and commentator!!!! Thank you 🙏
@user-ku4vd6mz8tАй бұрын
Go Splotchy!!! 😍
@lynnjshepardАй бұрын
I wasn't going to listen to the song, because the title didn't invite me in. But I didn't turn it off in time, and then I started listening, and I liked it way more than I thought I would.
@healingpasturesfarm89Ай бұрын
@@lynnjshepard yeah it’s probably a dumb name. Maybe I should call it “teach Your Soul How To Fly” which is what it’s really about…. I just thought the other one was shorter
@ScatmansLakeАй бұрын
They're perfect.
@healingpasturesfarm89Ай бұрын
@@ScatmansLake I KNOW! I love hanging out with them every day!
@joshuakerger2897Ай бұрын
So goats don't eat weeds? Honest question
@healingpasturesfarm89Ай бұрын
@@joshuakerger2897 of COURSE goats eat weeds. But I do not have goats. And a lot of folks think sheep can get all their nutrients from grass. As in “grass fed lamb” but they thru r on forbs aka “weeds” in addition to grasses and trees. Thanks for your comment!
@youtubeobserverzАй бұрын
I think they were downgrading you ("Bahhhhhhhh!!!) 🥰
@healingpasturesfarm89Ай бұрын
LOL!
@maryforestcaron8646Ай бұрын
Just curious how come you have them on leashes while they are eating?
@healingpasturesfarm89Ай бұрын
Great question! I have to take them out out the sheep pasture to feed them because the sheep will steal their food. AND they are maremmas! They only come when they feel like it and we have a state highway going by. So for their safety they HAVE to be on leash any time they arent fenced in.
@paulaskelly4934Ай бұрын
They all baaed right on cue!
@healingpasturesfarm89Ай бұрын
@@paulaskelly4934 they definitely tawk to me!!!
@user-ku4vd6mz8tАй бұрын
The sheep look so fat and happy!!! 🐑🐑🐑😍
@lindabraudaway5303Ай бұрын
My maremma, Maggie, loves the rain and snow
@lindabraudaway5303Ай бұрын
Does she have shelter?
@maryforestcaron8646Ай бұрын
They are so freaking cute!!!
@matthewcarroll3193Ай бұрын
Speaking of decisions... I am really starting to lay out the startup costs of doing a single little herd of sheeps(no more than a dozen) to rotate for this land improvement system as a business. Have you considered drafting a semi-standardized "contract" with future landowners? I have a feeling that in this neck of the woods of Virginia, I would need a locked down contract and have to be ready for a tussle just because of the nature here. Back home in Northwern WI, I have a feeling that may not need to be a thing per se. Oh, this knowledge saturation is what I call my ADHD superpower. I have been on a sheep bend for months now XD I have decided that this exact trailer is what I will end up with, should I be able to find one when the time comes. I have seen it on circle P's channel, and thought it was the sweetest thing. I have yet to see one not all rusted up, so I wonder if they make these sliding door styles anymore.
@MistressOPАй бұрын
this is relaxing. I have a web cam on mine but they avoid the camera in the pasture.