Good-bye, Blackberry

Our whole family knows better than to get attached to the livestock - especially after the losses of the past couple years. But, discovering our "leader" sheep - matriarch of the flock and hand-tamed - had died yesterday afternoon came as a blow to us all. She was fine, and then she was gone.

Pictured above almost a year ago to the day, Blackberry feasting after giving birth to her last lamb.

Good-bye mama.

Thanks.