Keeping Kith with Uncertainty

UUUUFFFFFFFFFFF!!!! This week has been hard. Lambing, jet lag, trying to get the plants in the ground, planning for and setting up the Keeping Kith festival this weekend…I can’t believe how physically exhausted I am. And in the midst of it all, the emotional work of lambing, which always has highs and lows—the portal between birth and death is open wide during these times on the ranch, and the intensity of it has not diminished even after over a decade of working with the flock.

This year has been my most successful year lambing so far—all the babies were born healthy, which is a pretty big deal. The last ewe had her baby yesterday afternoon. And, amazingly, the ewe I’m following around in this episode is doing much better today. She’s not out of the woods, but she’s certainly heading in the right direction.

Meanwhile, I hope to see some of you tomorrow!