O’Neill: Four new lambs and a spiderweb of connections (column)

Casey O’Neill is a farmer and owner of Happy Day Farms in Laytonville, Calif. The opinions expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of The Mendocino Voice. If you’d like to write your own column for The Mendocino Voice, send your idea to info@mendovoice.com.

In the depths of winter, life begins anew. Seeds sprout, the landscape grows green, and the gardens are beginning to take shape for the year. Yesterday we had 4 lambs born, the first ones in our small flock that arrived from Meadow and Paulo last summer. We have one buck, two ewes and two yearling males, and now 4 female lambs. All looked healthy when we checked on them yesterday afternoon, so it’s with hope and a little trepidation that I prepare to head to the ranch for morning chores today after I finish writing.