Guess what was in our horse pasture this morning…
Well. Yah… I mean besides the horses.
I counted 23 Bighorn Sheep – all rams.
We could see them from the house as I was getting ready for work. Hubby and I grabbed the camera, jumped into the pickup and ‘went on safari’. There were all sizes of rams several old ones with full curls and even a couple of yearlings.
We have been seeing Bighorn sheep around here lately but never a group this large. It was fun to watch how they moved – traveling in a tight pack with an occasional yearling tagging along behind – jumping and kicking up his heels like he was just happy to be out with the big boys.
Hubby thought perhaps they stuck so close together because the flies were bothering them. They weren’t bothered by the pickup as they slowly worked their way along the fence till they got to the spot where they crossed the fence. With a quick jump they bounced up to the top of the rock and easily stepped over the fence. It appears the fence is a little low there but then our cows normally don’t climb on rocks!
What a great way to start the day!
RanchDaze 
My husband has been following your blogs and periodically says “you just have to read this”!!! So now I am following you also. We are farmers in Virginia and I write a blog called “Country Chatter” at phertzler.wordpress.com
Thanks for the comment! I had to check out your blog and it was great!!! Your garden is soooo far ahead of mine and those windrows of hay are impressive to say the least. Hubby has just started cutting hay and after 9 years of drought it’s a little sparse but at least it’s green and we’ll get a crop this year. God is good!
Very cool seeing those beautiful animals in your pasture!