The Shadowdance Blog…

sometimes humorous, sometimes sad, occasionally irreverent, mostly honest.

A collection of ramblings on my life with working dogs, livestock, and a creative brain.

“And so I write. I write my life. I write to escape real life. I write to live moments over again. I write to rewrite the moments I’ve lived over in a way that makes more sense to me. I write the moments to heal. I write the moments I hope never happen. And I write the moments I hope will happen.”
― R.B. O'Brien

Jig’s Journey ~ Sticking With It
05/23/2016

One of Jig’s regular jobs around the farm is to move the sheep to their temporary grazing area. [youtube https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rQXkDB_qEU] This time of year, that…

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One Thing Leads to Another
05/14/2016

It’s one of those grey, blustery days that can’t make up it’s mind whether it wants to rain, snow, sleet, or just continue to be…

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Jig’s Journey ~ Who’da Thunk It
05/04/2016

Cow Camp finished up last Friday. Then there was the drive home, the catching up on All The Things once I got home, sprinkled with…

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Jig’s Journey ~ Cow Camp Part I
04/26/2016

Saturday, Gail and I headed down to Larry Painter’s place in Missouri for a five day cow camp. I had the opportunity to work with…

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It’s That Time of Year
04/01/2016

Yup. Now’s the time I bore delight you with far too many numerous adorkable lamb pics. So far we have 4 sets of twins, with…

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Out Like a Lamb…
03/30/2016

I go into lambing each year with a mix of anticipation and dread. Lambs, like puppies, are adorable. I can watch their antics for hours.…

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Photo Friday ~ A Day Late
03/26/2016

Yesterday was a great morning to be out with the camera. The sun was blindingly bright, the sky deep blue and clear, sweatshirt temperature, and…

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Daily Dose of Cute
03/24/2016

I’d forgotten how much fun, and work, a puppy is. It’s been 8 years since we had a young pup in the house. Jig came…

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Dusting Off the Lens
03/20/2016

It’s been a while since I hauled my camera out. The actual one. Not the cell phone one. A couple days ago, I discovered our…

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