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The view from the office in June!

June 21, 2017 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

Well I have to say this is one of our favourite views, looking down the lighthouse field, or so we call it, and overlooking Ross island.  It is a little haven of contentment, peace and quiet.  You really could be anywhere when you just look out to sea.  A picnic overlooking the island is a

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Surprise late arrival.

June 6, 2017 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

Imagine our surprise when we saw a new born lamb in the field in late May.  The young mum is so proud and protective.  They run quite fast out of our way, lamb hugging mums side as the talk to each other.

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Looking around.

June 6, 2017 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

The sheep are enjoying their grazing and not too impressed by our presence on the hill on the quad bike, requesting a pose for the camera!

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Sheep shearing all done for 2017.

June 6, 2017 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

The lovely sunshine at costa del ross, made the sheep glad to have their long warm fleeces clipped off.   All wrapped up and put in bags, just waiting to be collected and made into some lovely warm winter garments.  The lambs are growing and enjoying relaxing and lapping up the heat whilst exploring the

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Bull boy.

May 2, 2017 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

Here is our Hereford bull enjoying some springtime sunshine with his girls upon the hill.  He can also keep a watchful eye on his offspring from last year as they skip about the pastures.

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Twins!

April 1, 2017 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

One of our cows has had a lovely pair of calves – looks like she will have a lot of work to do keeping them out of mischief!

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Shepherdess.

February 20, 2017 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

Our resident shepherdess Philippa is helping out move this lovely set of twin lambs to a field of fresh grass.  Their proud mother will give more milk and the lambs can skip around and shelter under the gorse, behind walls or under the trees when the sunshine hides (as it does at lambing time!!)

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How is that for a view from Ross Farm?

January 9, 2017 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

The beautiful Isle Of Man, just sat there in the sea.  It looks so close sometimes and as clear as a bell yet other times hidden from our view by the weather.  What a beautiful place we live when we can see so much and so far without leaving the farm.  It is no wonder

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Winter is here!

December 14, 2016 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

The grass is going and the weather has turned.  Woolly sheep, hairy cattle and lots of hard work on the farm at this time of the year!  We always look forward to the Winter solstice, after the 21st December the days start getting longer again.  We will be planning to scan the sheep in January

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View from the Office in November.

November 14, 2016 By admin_rb With Comments are off for this post

All jobs have good and bad points, ours too.  As we head off around the farm on the quadbike to check the stock it is sometimes great to just stop and take in the view……how lucky are we to have a view like this from on the top of Meikle Ross?  No wonder the sheep

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