Gallery of Work > My Flock

My Last Girls-Safe & Sound

2025

Vivi & Witch Hazel

2025

Romney "Vivian"

2025

First Snowfall, January 2025

2025

Millie (2012-2025)

2025

Oh Fiona!

2025

Fabulous Fiona

2025

Lily-Christmas 2024

2024

Merino Ferne

2024

Merino Lily

2024

Greener pastures

2024

Blast from the Past

2024

Merino Lily & Crimson Clover

2024

Merino’s Millie & Lily reach for Spring leaves

2024

Chilling

2024

Spring 2024 Shearing Complete

2024

Freshly shorn Vivian

2024

Shearing Day 2024

2024

Almost Shearing Time

2024

There's a calf in our pasture?!

2024

Fiona & Vivian's Cutie Lamb photo

2021

Free range romp

2024

Rainy December Day on the Farm

2023

The girls hanging out in East pasture.

2023

Our little lovable escape artist, Fiona.

2023

Naturally colored Romney “Fiona”; funny & smart.

2023

Beautiful Vivian

2023

2023

Matriarch “Iris”- Age 14!

2023

2023

Greener Pastures

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2023

Fiona keeping matriarch Iris company on a rainy day.

2023

Cutie Fiona

2023

Early Spring Pasture-March 17, 2023

2023

Green grasses and grapes

2022

Flock Cuties

2023

4 Merinos & 3 Romneys

2023

Naturally colored Romney, “Fiona”, posing for me this am.

2023

Pretty Vivi

2023

Matriarch “Iris”

2022

Mamie (photo by Tony London)

2022

Merino Lily

2022

Merino “Ferne” & Romney “Lily”

2022

‘Ol Romney gal, Iris

2022

Cutie Fiona keeping a watchful eye on my Dory dog.

2022

Vivi spots a dog

2022

2022

2022

Fiona's First Shearing

2022

Romney Being Hand Shorn

2022

Sacks of Romney Fleece

2022

Halter Training Success

2022

Cute Kid

2022

Sheep under dogwoods.

2022

Cutie Fiona meets new & quite fabulous mule, Josephine.

2022

2022

2022

Old Iris (age almost 13) Enjoying a rare snowfall.

2022

Romney "Mamie"

2021

Big girls now! (8 months old)

2021

Vivie and Fiona

2021

Meet "Fiona"

2021

New Romney lambs are here, cute, and growing so fast.

2021

Vivian

2021

New lambs Fiona and Vivian have arrived!

2021

Freshly shorn flock.

2021

Frederick shearing Ferne

Textile

2021

Ellie Mae went first. Shearing Season 2021

Textiles

2021

Sheep around the cook house.

2021

Rambouillet “Bucky”

2020

Flock grazing around the outdoor kitchen

2020

View from the White Cottage, east pasture.

2019

Merino ewes posing for breakfast.

2019

Sweet Merino Ewe, Lily.

2019

My very first and possibly all time favorite sheep, Rambouillet, Colleen! She had such personality.

2018

Great photo of the merino portion of the flock, winter 2015. (Much thanks to Melody Leckie, Roanoke Island Photography for photo).

2015

Romney Iris enjoying some pears, thanks to Topical Storm Hermine.

2016

Great shot of Romney sheep, Mamie.

2015

Sweet Merino Ewes Lily & Millie

2018

Newly shorn, naturally colored Merino, Ellie Mae.

2018

The cutest boy enjoying sheep shearing, 2018

2018

Shearing Merino Ferne, close-up. Ten pounds of wool was harvested off of this little girl!

2018

Sheep in January 2018 ~9" Snowfall

2018

Beautiful Merino ewes Lily & Millie

2018

Rambouillets Colleen, Collette

2011

Fall shearing complete, 2017. Happy Romney sheep.

Romney "Iris"

2016

Naturally Colored Merino Millie

2017

Naturally colored Merino, "Millie"

2016

Newly shorn sheep on Earth Day. Looks like spring!

2017

JOY (photo credit, Melody Leckie, Roanoke Island Photography)

2011

Elle Mae Wool Blind

2017

Little ones watching sheep shearing at Island Farm.

2017

Newly shorn Merino "Millie", Earth Day 2017

2017

Merino Ewes Ferne and Lily

2016

Romney Mamie

2017

Beautiful Merino lambs Ferne and Lily.

2015

Island Farm flock

2011

Island Farm Sheep

2012

Chow Time. Look at those cute butts!

2014

New merino lambs have been born. Can't wait for them to arrive at Island Farm by mid-April.

2014

White merino lambs Ferne & Lily

2014

Ferne & Lily, merino lambs, spring 2014

2014

Ferne and Lily babies, growing too fast!

2014

Merino lamb Lily, before her first shearing 2015.

2015

Coridale Izzie

2011

Close-up of Gene shearing Romney sheep, Mamie, 2017

2017

Last year's "lambs", Millie & Elle May.

2013

Beth showing off naturally colored
Rambouillet, Mabel.

2012

Black Rambouillet, Uncle Buck, in a compramising position, 2012 shearing.

Millie & Beth

2012

Merino babies (Elle Mae & Millie)

2012

Meet Millie

2012

New merino kids & Margot

2012

Romney Mamie peek

2011

Pretty Romney, Iris

2011

Highway Crossing

2011

Island Farm Flock & Shepherd Beth

2011

The Island Farm Flock & Shepherd

Photography by Chris Hannant

2011

shearing

2011

Christmas 2013 at Island Farm c.1847.
I never tire of seeing the sparkle in the children's eyes when they see & hear the sheep.
(photo by Melodie Leckie)

Island Farm Yarn

2010

Eastern NC Barn Loom

2023

Farm House Rag Rug complete

2024

Farm House Dining Room Rug

2024

Christmas Eve 2022

2022