The Sheep herders and a new baby lamb

About a 20 minute drive further up the canyon than our ranch site, there is a sheep herders camp. They are from the next ranch over, but sub-lease some of the squaw valley ranch land in early summer. Unlike our cowboys, who ride out to the where the cows are most days, the sheep herders camp with the sheep, and do the majority of their herding on foot. Their camp, in this photo, is comprised of two "arks" (the white trailers) and a cooking trailer. They keep many supplies of extra food at squaw valley in one of the barns, and come through about once a week to refill their

water supply, gas tanks, and food supply.

This week, they let Firman and Lindsey know that had a leppy lamb, one whose mother has

either died, or won't let it nurse. Firman and Lindsey had been wanting a little lamb for Mia as a pet, so they now have a baby lamb at the ranch. He eats mostly from a bottle still, and guzzles 20 ozs in about 30 seconds. He lives in the yard with the dog, and yes, he is very cute.

In the kitchen this week, I made one of our favorites, whole wheat fig newtons, heavy on the molasses.